Frederick W. Smith, Founder and Executive Chairman of FedEx Corporation, delivered a compelling keynote address at the Memorial Day ceremony held at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on May 27, 2024. In his heartfelt speech, Mr. Smith honored the memory of seven friends who served alongside him (see profiles below).  Read the Full Speech Transcript

	RICHARD WARREN PERSHING HONORED ON PANEL 39E, LINE 76 OF THE WALL https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/40342/RICHARD-W-PERSHING/
	RICHARD BERNARD JACKSON HONORED ON PANEL 26E, LINE 11 OF THE WALL https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/25369/RICHARD-B-JACKSON/
	JOHN RICHARD RUGGLES III HONORED ON PANEL 41E, LINE 72 OF THE WALL https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/44819/JOHN-R-RUGGLES-III/
	JOSEPH TIMOTHY CAMPBELL HONORED ON PANEL 57W, LINE 23 OF THE WALL https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/7625/JOSEPH-T-CAMPBELL/
	HENRY KOLAKOWSKI JR HONORED ON PANEL 57W, LINE 26 OF THE WALL https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/28590/HENRY-KOLAKOWSKI-JR/
	VINCENT ROBERT CAPODANNO HONORED ON PANEL 25E, LINE 95 OF THE WALLL https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/7787/VINCENT-R-CAPODANNO/
	DAVID WENDELL MYERS HONORED ON PANEL 38W, LINE 19 OF THE WALL https://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/35917/DAVID-W-MYERS/