Commemorating 35 Years of Healing: A Look Back
A LOOK BACK AT 2017 Because of you, VVMF is able to carry out its mission to honor and preserve the legacy of service in America and educate all generations about the impact… Continue reading
Category Archive: Vietnam Veterans
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Nurse given chance to honor patient who lost his life in Vietnam
Last week VVMF hosted the Reading of The Names for The Wall’s 35th Anniversary. All 58,318 names on The Wall were read by volunteers, fellow veterans, and family members. Each name took on… Continue reading
Why I Read: For My Fallen Buddies Who Are “Always On My Mind”
James Kiley has come to Washington, D.C. to read the names of the men who served with him in the Vietnam War but did not return. Participating in this year’s Reading of the… Continue reading
Still a hero 50 years later: 1st Lt. Robert S. Byrnes
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert S. Byrnes was killed in action on Feb. 9, 1968, during the Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. One month prior, on January 24, 1968, Robert was married… Continue reading
7 powerful quotes about the impact of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial stands as a fitting tribute to the men and women who sacrificed their lives during the Vietnam War. As of Memorial Day 2017, 58,318 names are inscribed in… Continue reading
Q&A with Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick about ‘The Vietnam War’
The 2017 Memorial Day Observance at The Wall is set for May 29, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The keynote speakers for the ceremony are filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick. Burns and Novick worked… Continue reading
U.S. Navy Vet Gives Life for His Country 50 years Later
Heather McCarthy and her family are close. They have their tough times, but always pull together. Heather is the youngest of three siblings. She has a mother and two older brothers. She also… Continue reading
Wife Finds Healing After Losing Husband, Vietnam Vet, to PTSD
Written by Cyndy Hollender-Stancliff VVMF’s In Memory program began in 1999 and honors Vietnam veterans who passed away from service-connected illnesses attributed to their exposure to Agent Orange or suicide as a result of PTSD. Cyndy Hollender-Stancliff honored… Continue reading
How One Oregon Teacher Is Honoring Veterans In A Beautiful Way
Andrew Demko is a 7th and 8th grade Social Studies teacher from Rainier, Oregon. In between educating today’s youth about history, he has uniquely focused on teaching the legacy of the… Continue reading
The Wall That Heals Exhibit Gets Upgrade As Mobile Education Center Displays Go Digital
Written by Tim Tetz, Director of Outreach Last July, when The Wall That Heals was displayed in Gloucester, Massachusetts, for the first time ever, VVMF’s mobile Education Center displayed the photographs of the local service members… Continue reading
