NEWS

May 7 — Mothers to be Honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
 Mothers whose children served and sacrificed in the Vietnam War and other military conflicts will be honored with roses and Mother’s Day cards at the ninth annual Mother’s Day at The Wall ceremony on Sunday, May 11, at 9 a.m.  Read the Advisory

May 2 — Four Names to be Added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial
 The names of four American servicemen will be inscribed on the black granite walls of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial next week.  Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs R. James “Jim” Nicholson will speak at a press event on Wednesday, May 7.  Read the Release

April 30 — Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center Campaign Adds New Leadership
 The campaign to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center has attracted an impressive, growing cross-section of business and political leaders, as well as veterans, to its leadership.  Read the Release; About the Center

April 16 — In Memory Day to Honor American Heroes
 Seventy-five American heroes will be honored posthumously during a ceremony to pay tribute to the men and women who died prematurely from noncombat injuries and emotional suffering caused directly by the Vietnam War, but who are not eligible to have their names inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  Read the Media Advisory; Read the Release; 2008 Honorees

April 14 — Memorial Fund to Host Regional Teachers Conference
 A regional conference to help educators learn more about teaching the lessons of Vietnam in their classrooms will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 2-3, at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot Command Museum in San Diego, California.  Read the Release; Conference Information

April 1 — VFW Pledges Support for Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center
 The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the United States has pledged up to $1 million to help build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center, a visitors and education facility being built on the National Mall.  VFW is the first veterans’ organization to pledge financial support to the Memorial Center.  Read the Release

March 25 — The Wall That Heals Begins 2008 Tour Schedule
 The Wall That Heals, the traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial sponsored by the Memorial Fund, begins its 2008 tour schedule this week with a stop in Chisholm, Minn.  The half-size replica of The Wall will be transported to the more than 20 stops with a semi cab provided by Rush Enterprises of New Braunfels, Texas.  Read the Release; View Tour Schedule

March 24 — Memorial Fund Plans Delegation to Vietnam August 1-10
 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund will be taking delegates to Vietnam on Aug. 1-10 to tour the country and review the progress of Project RENEW™, the group’s mine action and humanitarian program.  Persons interested in joining the delegation should contact the Memorial Fund for more information by June 16.  Read the Release; View Itinerary

March 20 — AFL-CIO Supports Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center
 The AFL-CIO has come out in support of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center, an underground visitors and education center being built on the National Mall.  The group, which represents 10.5 million members and 56 national and international labor unions, passed a resolution supporting the Memorial Center during its Mid-Winter Conference in San Diego on March 4.  Read the Release

March 6 — Sponsors Renew Their Support for The Wall That Heals
 Four of the national sponsors of The Wall That Heals—the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust, Federal Express, Harley-Davidson Foundation and Target Corporation—have  renewed their support for the 2008 travel season.  The exhibit is scheduled to visit more than 20 communities throughout the United States this year, in locations from coast to coast.  Read the Release; 2008 Tour Schedule

February 28 — Scruggs to be Honored at Labor Union Reception
 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Founder and President Jan C. Scruggs will be the guest of honor at a reception sponsored by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego on March 3. The reception is being held as part of the Mid-Winter Conference of the AFL-CIO, where Scruggs will be speaking the next day.  Read the Advisory

February 28 — VVMF Seeks Educators for the Teach Vietnam Teachers Network 
 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is taking applications for its Teach Vietnam Teachers Network Class of 2008.  Applicants accepted into the Network will be invited to participate in the national conference this summer as well as be included in a drawing for an all-expense-paid trip to Vietnam.  The deadline to apply is March 28.  Read the Press Release

February 22 — VVMF Holds Ground Breaking for Cultural Center in Vietnam 
 Groundbreaking for a cultural complex sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's Project RENEW™ and being built in Ha Ba Village, Huong Hiep Commune, Vietnam, will take place at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27, announced Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Memorial Fund.  Read the Advisory

February 21 — Marathon Oil Corporation Pledges $500,000 to Build Center
 Marathon Oil Corporation has pledged half a million dollars to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center, an educational facility being built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., said Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Memorial Fund.  Read the Press Release

February 20 — Lockheed Martin Pledges $1 Million to Build Center
  Lockheed Martin has pledged $1 million to assist in building the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., announced Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the group raising the money to build the Center.  Read the Press Release

February 5 — Former President George H.W. Bush Pledges Support to Center
  Former President George H.W. Bush has vowed to continue his support of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center.  Jan C. Scruggs, president and founder of the Memorial Fund, met with Bush recently to discuss the project.  Read the Press Release

January 16 — Memorial Fund Seeks Veterans to Honor on In Memory Day
  The Memorial Fund is searching for Vietnam veterans who died as a result of their service, but who do not meet the government requirements for having their names added to The Wall.  These heroes will be honored on April 21 during the 10th annual In Memory Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.  Read the Press Release

January 15 — Vietnam Veterans Donate to Humanitarian Project
  Florida entrepreneur Jimmy Mosconis and New York Stock Exchange Chairman Marshall N. Carter —both Vietnam combat veterans—are providing the funds to build a cultural community center and preschool complex in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam.  Read the Press Release