40 Connections to The Wall
VVMF offers those who can’t make it to The Wall in Washington, D.C. the option to get a name rubbing done by a volunteer and mailed to them at no charge. Over the… Continue reading
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My Dad and Agent Orange: Why it’s personal to me
This blog post was written by Heidi Zimmerman I want to share with you why this Agent Orange Awareness Day is personal to me. My Dad served our country proudly in the United… Continue reading
A Life Cut Short: 50 years after Navy pilot disappeared, loved ones hope for answers
U.S. Navy Lt. Victor Patrick (Pat) Buckley was 25 years old when he went missing in action during the Vietnam War. His plane was returning to the USS Hancock aircraft carrier on Dec.… Continue reading
A family changed forever: Honoring a brother killed in Vietnam
Richard B. Murphy, known as Dick to all who knew him, was the second of ten children in a large Irish-Catholic family. They hailed from Norwood, Massachusetts where their dad was the police… Continue reading
‘Wonderful family men’: Honoring brothers, dad who died due to exposure to Agent Orange
Steven Wright grew up the youngest of three siblings. He constantly looked up to his two older brothers, Pat and Terry. All three were very close – all three looked after the other.… Continue reading
‘Be Good’: Remembering a father lost, Gold Star daughters embark on a path to healing
“If anything should happen to me, please don’t let me die to Sharon and Becky. Be Good, Steve.” U.S. Air Force Captain Stephen A. Rusch wrote these words in his last letter home… Continue reading
Honoring a brother on The Wall and a husband lost to exposure to Agent Orange
When you look on Thomas Peacock’s Wall of Faces page, you see his high school senior portrait. He is wearing a dark suit and tie. He has a youthful face with deep,… Continue reading
Emogene Cupp, Gold Star Mother, celebrates 99th birthday
Emogene Cupp is a Gold Star Mother who lost her only son, U.S. Army Cpl. Robert Cupp, on June 6, 1968 when he stepped on a land mine in the Quang Tin Province… Continue reading
5 items left at The Wall by mothers of the fallen tell stories of love
A Gold Star Mother is a woman who lost a son or daughter serving in the United States armed forces. Their loss and heartbreak have emerged in the items they have left at… Continue reading
How one woman is honoring the unsung heroes of ‘Operation Babylift’
Weeks shy of the Fall of Saigon, President Gerald Ford authorized the evacuation of South Vietnamese orphans and displaced children to the United States on April 3, 1975. The effort was called Operation… Continue reading
