Camp Legacy will expand on the story of our Vietnam veterans and the contributions of individual citizens, our allies, the Services, and nongovernmental organizations during the Vietnam War period. It will feature a Plaza of Appreciation with entertainment, a parade ground, interactive engagements, historical and museum exhibits, two static display areas featuring Vietnam period helicopters and vehicles, a Veterans Services Hub, Continuing Legacy Hub and a place for veterans and their families to gather.
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Day 2
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. JFK Hockey Fields bordering Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool: Tribute wear blue Mile
The Tribute wear blue Mile display will border the walkway along the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The Tribute, in partnership with Sons and Daughters in Touch, will comprise 200 posters, each with a face and name of a Vietnam War Service Member who remains unaccounted for.
10 a.m. - 6 p.m. West Potomac Park: Wreaths Across America Live Broadcast
From West Basin Drive, Wreaths Across America will be broadcasting their radio show live.
10 a.m. – 6 p.m. West Potomac Park: Camp Legacy Cinema Film Screening
Various Vietnam War focused films showing throughout the day.
View the daily film schedule.
10 a.m. Parade Ground: Drill Teams
Kicking off Day Two is The Ballou Senior High School Marching Band, Washington D.C.; Herndon High School Navy JROTC Drill Team and the U.S. Navy Drill Team.
11 a.m. JFK Hockey Fields Parade Ground Stage: Danny Many Horses
A member of the Mescalero Apache and a service veteran, Danny Many Horses fuses native flute songs with jazz to create what he calls “Nazz,” a blend of old world and new world.
12 p.m. JFK Hockey Fields Rally Point Panel Discussion: U.S. Allies in the Vietnam War
Hear the experiences of South Korean, Australian, New Zealand, and Thai military personnel in the Vietnam War. Learn how the allied partners who fought alongside the American forces and the South Vietnamese were organized, where they served and what they did.
1 p.m. JFK Hockey Fields Rally Point Panel Discussion: Military Nurses Speak
As part of the program celebrating International Nurses Day, a panel of Vietnam veteran nurses from each of the services will recount their experiences during the Vietnam War, mending wounds and tending to ailments under harsh conditions and unrelenting fire.
2 p.m. JFK Hockey Fields Parade Ground Stage: Donnie Isaacs
A veteran who found his calling in country music through the Center for American Military Music Opportunities (CAMMO), will be performing. CAMMO is geared toward elevating and empowering service members, veterans and military-connect families through music.
3 p.m. JFK Hockey Fields Rally Point Panel Discussion: Four-Star Vietnam Veterans
The Air & Space Forces Association host six retired four-star flag officers who are Vietnam veterans in a multiservice discussion of the Vietnam War and its legacy: U.S. Army Gen. Dennis J. Reimer, U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John J. Sheehan, U.S. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, U.S. Air Force Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, National Guard Bureau Gen. Craig R. McKinley and U.S. Coast Guard Adm. James M. Loy.
4 p.m. JFK Hockey Fields Rally Point Panel Discussion: The Ongoing Mission Accounting for MIAs
The still unaccounted for are an important population of Vietnam veterans yet to be “welcomed home.” Hear experts on this issue and the remarkable and successful efforts in accounting for the unaccounted.
4 p.m. West Potomac Park: U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights Jump
The Golden Knights will perform a precision parachute drop in West Potomac Park. A grass viewing area will be open between Camp Legacy West Potomac Park and the concert stage.
5 p.m. - 6 p.m. JFK Hockey Fields Parade Ground: Sunset Performance
The U.S. Army Drill team and the U.S. Navy’s Country Current will perform. Vietnam veterans with Bugles Across America play TAPS thereby closing out Camp Legacy Day Two.
6:20 p.m. Nationals Park: Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home at Nationals Park*
Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals will honor Vietnam veterans and their families, before and during the team’s home game against the New York Mets. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with the opening pitch at 7:05 p.m. Celebrations include a pinning ceremony for Vietnam veterans, special recognition of families who lost loved ones in the war, and an International Nurses Day tribute to Vietnam veteran nurses.
*Events are at an alternate specified location