Volunteers Gather and Clean..
Nov 25, 2017 17:43:34 #
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Volunteers to Gather and Clean Vietnam Veterans Memorial on War’s 50th Anniversary
'We remember and embrace the service and the sacrifice of our Vietnam veterans and the family members who supported them'
Stephen GutowskiNovember 25, 2017 5:00AM
A charity is organizing volunteers to clean the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during the first week of December in observance of the war's 50th anniversary.
The NewDay USA Foundation, an arm of veterans mortgage lender NewDay USA, is organizing an event on Dec. 2 that will feature speeches from a number of veterans and charity leaders. Retired Rear Admiral Thomas C. Lynch USN, executive chairman of NewDay USA; Jan Scruggs, president emeritus of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund; Andrew Brennan, executive director of the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation; and James Pierce, a National Park Service ranger, will all be speaking at the event on the National Mall.
"Our nation’s veterans have served selflessly, and in many cases veterans courageously risked their lives protecting the liberty and freedom we hold dear," Lynch said. "When the Vietnam war ended, many of our veterans returned home to no fanfare, no homecoming parades, no thank you from a grateful nation. We remember and embrace the service and the sacrifice of our Vietnam veterans and the family members who supported them. We sincerely thank them for their service."
After listening to the speeches, the volunteers who gather for the event will then wash and clean the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall. NewDay USA said many of its employees will join in on the cleaning effort.
"NewDay employees regularly volunteer their time in support of our veteran community," Regina Lowrie, executive director of the NewDay USA Foundation, said. "Today marks another day of service on our National Mall where our employees volunteer time to wash and care for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as a show of respect to the men and women who served. This activity exemplifies what NewDay USA and our foundation are all about."
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Volunteers to Gather and Clean Vietnam Veterans Memorial on War’s 50th Anniversary
'We remember and embrace the service and the sacrifice of our Vietnam veterans and the family members who supported them'
Stephen GutowskiNovember 25, 2017 5:00AM
A charity is organizing volunteers to clean the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during the first week of December in observance of the war's 50th anniversary.
The NewDay USA Foundation, an arm of veterans mortgage lender NewDay USA, is organizing an event on Dec. 2 that will feature speeches from a number of veterans and charity leaders. Retired Rear Admiral Thomas C. Lynch USN, executive chairman of NewDay USA; Jan Scruggs, president emeritus of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund; Andrew Brennan, executive director of the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation; and James Pierce, a National Park Service ranger, will all be speaking at the event on the National Mall.
"Our nation’s veterans have served selflessly, and in many cases veterans courageously risked their lives protecting the liberty and freedom we hold dear," Lynch said. "When the Vietnam war ended, many of our veterans returned home to no fanfare, no homecoming parades, no thank you from a grateful nation. We remember and embrace the service and the sacrifice of our Vietnam veterans and the family members who supported them. We sincerely thank them for their service."
After listening to the speeches, the volunteers who gather for the event will then wash and clean the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall. NewDay USA said many of its employees will join in on the cleaning effort.
"NewDay employees regularly volunteer their time in support of our veteran community," Regina Lowrie, executive director of the NewDay USA Foundation, said. "Today marks another day of service on our National Mall where our employees volunteer time to wash and care for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial as a show of respect to the men and women who served. This activity exemplifies what NewDay USA and our foundation are all about."
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Nov 25, 2017 17:50:49 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
AuntiE wrote:
Thanks to all who participate in this event. VVA will never forget.
Nov 25, 2017 18:34:50 #
Thank you. This Memorial is on my Bucket List.
AuntiE wrote:
Nov 25, 2017 20:47:04 #
no propaganda please
Loc: moon orbiting the third rock from the sun
slatten49 wrote:
Thanks to all who participate in this event. VVA will never forget.
Nov 25, 2017 21:22:52 #
Nov 26, 2017 22:42:14 #
PLT Sarge wrote:
Thank you. This Memorial is on my Bucket List.
If you haven't been there you owe it to yourself to visit. It's impossible not to become emotional.
Semper Fi
Nov 26, 2017 22:48:58 #
GmanTerry wrote:
If you haven't been there you owe it to yourself to visit. It's impossible not to become emotional.
Semper Fi
Semper Fi
And please, while there, try to also visit the Korean War memorial.
SEMPER FI
Nov 26, 2017 23:10:07 #
Hopefully before my last Taps. I want to take as much time as it takes to see, feel and pray at all these memorials to all our soldiers in arms. All those that gave all for us. And those of us that made the choice to carry the Torch of Freedom on. It is our brothers and sisters in arms. It is hard for civilians to understand. But when you wear whatever service uniform, you become part of a family.
PoppaGringo wrote:
And please, while there, try to also visit the Korean War memorial.
SEMPER FI
SEMPER FI
Nov 26, 2017 23:13:09 #
PLT Sarge wrote:
Hopefully before my last Taps. I want to take as much time as it takes to see, feel and pray at all these memorials to all our soldiers in arms. All those that gave all for us. And those of us that made the choice to carry the Torch of Freedom on. It is our brothers and sisters in arms. It is hard for civilians to understand. But when you wear whatever service uniform, you become part of a family.
And civilians don't understand why we can become emotional with each other.
Nov 27, 2017 13:15:27 #
PoppaGringo wrote:
And civilians don't understand why we can become emotional with each other.
And why we get emotional about our flag.
Semper Fi
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