VVMF Press Releases

March 6 — Sponsors Renew Their Support for The Wall That Heals
 Four of the national sponsors of The Wall That Heals—the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust, Federal Express, Harley-Davidson Foundation and Target Corporation —have  renewed their support for the 2008 travel season.  The exhibit is scheduled to visit more than 20 communities throughout the United States this year, in locations from coast to coast.  Read the Release; 2008 Tour Schedule

February 28 — Scruggs to be Honored at Labor Union Reception
 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Founder and President Jan C. Scruggs will be the guest of honor at a reception sponsored by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego on March 3. The reception is being held as part of the Mid-Winter Conference of the AFL-CIO, where Scruggs will be speaking the next day.  Read the Advisory

February 28 — VVMF Seeks Educators for the Teach Vietnam Teachers Network 
 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is taking applications for its Teach Vietnam Teachers Network Class of 2008.   Applicants accepted into the Network will be invited to participate in the national conference this summer as well as be included in a drawing for an all-expense-paid trip to Vietnam.  The deadline to apply is March 28.  Read the Press Release

February 22 — VVMF Holds Ground Breaking for Cultural Center in Vietnam 
 Groundbreaking for a cultural complex sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's Project RENEW ™ and being built in Ha Ba Village, Huong Hiep Commune, Vietnam, will take place at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27, announced Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Memorial Fund.  Read the Advisory

February 21 — Marathon Oil Corporation Pledges $500,000 to Build Center
 Marathon Oil Corporation has pledged half a million dollars to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center, an educational facility being built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., said Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Memorial Fund.  Read the Press Release

February  20 — Lockheed Martin Pledges $1 Million to Build Center
  Lockheed Martin has pledged $1 million to assist in building the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., announced Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the group raising the money to build the Center.  Read the Press Release

February 5 — Former President George H.W. Bush Pledges Support to Center
  Former President George H.W. Bush has vowed to continue his support of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center.   Jan C. Scruggs, president and founder of the Memorial Fund, met with Bush recently to discuss the project.  Read the Press Release

January  16 — Memorial Fund Seeks Veterans to Honor on In Memory Day
  The Memorial Fund is searching for Vietnam veterans who died as a result of their service, but who do not meet the government requirements for having their names added to The Wall.   These heroes will be honored on April 21 during the 10th annual In Memory Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.  Read the Press Release

January  15 — Vietnam Veterans Donate to Humanitarian Project
  Florida entrepreneur Jimmy Mosconis and New York Stock Exchange Chairman Marshall N. Carter —both Vietnam combat veterans—are providing the funds to build a cultural community center and preschool complex in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam.  Read the Press Release

 

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Project RENEW ™ was initiated by he Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund in an effort to reduce the threat of an estimated 350,000 tons of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) that remains scattered throughout Vietnam from the war that ended in 1975. This UXO results in more than 1,000 people being wounded or killed each year.

Initiated in December 2000, the project focuses on mine awareness education and victims assistance in Quang Tri Province's Trieu Phong District. During the Vietnam War, Quang Tri Province was divided by the Demilitarized Zone and as a result, was the most heavily bombed and shelled area of Vietnam. The Trieu Phong District is the most densely populated area in the province and was an area of heavy fighting during the war up to 1975. Several significant steps have been taken to help the Vietnamese lead productive lives. Quang Tri Television airs public service announcements showing the dangers of landmines and UXO during nightly newscasts, childrens programming and other key times. Since the public service announcements began airing in March 2002, only three people have been injured by explosions in Trieu Phong District.