fontman
05-24-06, 07:03 AM
Received below in this morning's email; passing on to all onboard here...
----- Original Message -----
From: Holly Rotondi <mailto:hrotondi@vvmf.org>
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:39 PM
Subject: Memorial Day at The Wall
Greetings!
The annual Memorial Day Observance at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will take place on Monday, May 29 at 1:00 p.m. Thousands of family members, veterans and friends are expected to join us for this free event that is open to the public.
Singer/songwriter Jimmy Fortune, formerly of The Statler Brothers, will sing his tribute to Vietnam veterans, "More Than a Name on The Wall." Several speakers will honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam and other conflicts, including William P. Frank, a Vietnam veteran whose son recently served in Iraq, and Laura Palmer, a journalist who spent two years in Vietnam and who wrote the book, Shrapnel in the Heart.
A highlight of the proceedings will be the reading of four names added to The Wall just last week. The names will become "official" after they are read by Mark Rumley, brother of Capt. Robert Patrick Rumley Jr.
For more information about the ceremony, speakers and performers, visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund website at: http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=477
Holly Rotondi
Program Director
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
1023 15th Street, NW
2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202.393.0090 ext.104
202.393.0029 (fax)
----- Original Message -----
From: Holly Rotondi <mailto:hrotondi@vvmf.org>
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 1:39 PM
Subject: Memorial Day at The Wall
Greetings!
The annual Memorial Day Observance at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will take place on Monday, May 29 at 1:00 p.m. Thousands of family members, veterans and friends are expected to join us for this free event that is open to the public.
Singer/songwriter Jimmy Fortune, formerly of The Statler Brothers, will sing his tribute to Vietnam veterans, "More Than a Name on The Wall." Several speakers will honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam and other conflicts, including William P. Frank, a Vietnam veteran whose son recently served in Iraq, and Laura Palmer, a journalist who spent two years in Vietnam and who wrote the book, Shrapnel in the Heart.
A highlight of the proceedings will be the reading of four names added to The Wall just last week. The names will become "official" after they are read by Mark Rumley, brother of Capt. Robert Patrick Rumley Jr.
For more information about the ceremony, speakers and performers, visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund website at: http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=477
Holly Rotondi
Program Director
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
1023 15th Street, NW
2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202.393.0090 ext.104
202.393.0029 (fax)