War Story of a Wall Volunteer

by Allyson Shaw

By Anthony Wallace I was drafted during the winter of 1968 just before the draft was put aside.  Here in New York City when you received a letter from the Selective Service to… Read More →

Virginia man joins effort to build Education Center

by Jenn Rowell

Waynesboro veteran Michael Harris is leading local efforts to recognize the 22 service members from the Augusta County, Va. area whose names are inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Harris… Read More →

Mourning the Loss of a Dear Friend

by Jenn Rowell

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is deeply saddened by the loss of longtime supporter, Sandy Mayo. The Georgia native was drafted by the Army and he served as a first lieutenant, including a… Read More →

Before Vietnam

by Jenn Rowell

By David Lucier It was the spring of 1968, it was April, and training had been suspended. I leaned up against the truck’s deep-treaded tire smoking a Winston from a soft pack. It… Read More →

A Story Across Generations

by Jenn Rowell

By Jenna Martin When you think of the Vietnam War, what comes to mind?  Whether the United States won?  Maybe that a family or friend was killed in this war. To the war… Read More →

Participate in the Reading of the Names in Your Community

by Jenn Rowell

For nearly a century, November 11 has been a day to honor veterans. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the day the first observance of what was then Armistice Day. He had this… Read More →

The Home Depot Foundation’s Celebration of Service: Stories Behind the Numbers

by Jenn Rowell

I don’t particularly like numbers, but they seem to be everywhere and we all seem to have so many. Cell numbers, street numbers, passwords, speed limits, years, dates, times. Babies can’t leave the… Read More →

Big Sky Supports its Veterans

by Jenn Rowell

A Montana veteran and longtime supporter of VVMF was in D.C. this week and finally got a chance to chat with Jan Scruggs. Dan Gallagher, head of the American Legion Forgotten Warriors Post… Read More →

Volunteers Give Their All

by Jenn Rowell

On Saturday, a very special group gathered at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington. Among them, they have a number of service medals, decades of military service, funny stories and stories to tell… Read More →

Reading of The Names

by Jenn Rowell

The Reading of the Names is a rare and incredibly special event. The last time all of the names etched on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. was in 2007 for the… Read More →