I get a ton of mail from folks who want me to tell you about stuff, I ignore most of them because they just don’t seem relevant. This one seems to be an exception;<\/p>\n
s time goes on, we continue to thank our veterans and commemorate our fallen troops for how they served and sacrificed for our country. To focus on those from the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, today known as The Wall, in Washington, D.C., was dedicated in 1982. We will always remember the half million troops deployed to Vietnam and The Wall honors the more than 58,000 men and women who unfortunately did not return. And now, even more is being done to honor, thank them and remember them.<\/p>\n
In 2003, President George W. Bush signed legislation authorizing Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) to build an underground educational facility near The Wall. The Education Center at The Wall will show pictures and tell stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam. It will show some of the more than 150,000 items left at The Wall and celebrate the values exhibited by America\u2019s service members in all wars. <\/p>\n
The newest event for The Wall is \u201cCall for Photos,\u201d tied to the Faces Never Forgotten campaign, encouraging friends and families of veterans, as well as every citizen, to ensure that the memories and stories of those listed on The Wall are never forgotten. With the help of Members of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), local organizations and volunteers in communities nationwide, VVMF hopes to acquire the photographs of vets who are listed on The Wall in Washington, DC. There are still over 26,551 names without faces or even a back story on the Wall this event is hoping to give every soldier the honor of being fully remembered as a person and not just a name.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo complete the mission and begin construction of the Education Center, we will continue to depend on the dedication and generosity of those individuals, organizations and communities that make it their goal to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice and contribute in their honor,\u201d says Jan C. Scruggs, President of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.<\/p>\n
For info on the Education Center at The Wall or submitting a photo, visit www.vvmf.org<\/a> or call 866-990-WALL<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"