The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is working with local organizations in a nationwide call for photographs and back stories of Vietnam War veterans. These stories and any photo graphs you have will listed and displayed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. for display at The Educational Center at The Wall.
If you have a photo of a Vietnam War Veteran who didn’t make it back and can submit it please do so at www.vvmf.org or call 866-990-WALL.
58,000 men and women didn’t make it back from the Vietname War and there are still about 26,000 veterans listed on The Wall who need corresponding phototgraphs and stories.
The call for photos is tied to the Faces Never Forgotten campaign that encourages friends and families of veterans to ensure that the memories and stories inscribed on The Wall are never forgotten. VVMF hopes to give every soldier the honor of being fully remembered as a person and not just a name.
“To complete the mission and begin construction of the Education Center, we will continue to depend on the dedication and generosity of those individuals, organizations and communities that make it their goal to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice and contribute in their honor,” says Jan C. Scruggs, President and Founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
In 2003, legislation passed that authorized the construction of the Educational Center at The Wall by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Plans for the exhibitions at the center include the display of pictures and stories of those who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam, some of the 400,000 items left at The Wall and a celebration of service member values in all wars.
Do you have a photograph or story about a Vietnam War Veteran that didn’t make it home? If so, just email the photo and any story that you’d like to share about them. Alternately, you can call 1-866-990-WALL.
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