Events

Blackhorse troop wreath laying at the Wall.

During this event we host an Honor and Welcome Home Ceremony for our Vietnam Veterans. Troops in the Spotlight is a 24 hour event to honor our deployed troops, our veterans and our Fallen Heroes. This event takes place from 11:30am on Sunday May 25th and ends on Monday at noon. The Vietnam Ceremony will take place at 2PM. We encourage all Vietnam Veterans to participate.

To honor the families of Fallen Heroes

The DAR Chapter Regent will present the Viet Nam 50th Flag to the Mayor, prayers will be said, wreaths laid, the flag will be attached below the American Flag, hoisted and then lowered to half mast. A parade will then step off up Broadway. Ladies will circulate through the crowd handing out the tin commemorative seal pins and the veteran commemorative seal pins to those who served during the Viet Nam War saying "A grateful nation thanks and honors you" to the Vets and "wear this to honor and thank those who served" to the general public.

Air Show and Vietnam Educational Displays

The Patriot Freedom festival honors veterans and active duty service members and their families. In addition to family/kids activities there are reenactments, guest speakers & museum will have special displays commemorating Vietnam conflict as well as 39th anniversary of Operation BABYLIFT

Traveling Wall and Vietnam Memorabilia Display will be main attraction and provide a great opportunity to honor Vietnam War Veterans.

This will be a special ceremony on Memorial Day honoring the Portsmouth servicemen killed in action in Vietnam. This event will follow the 130th Annual Memorial Day Parade in Portsmouth at the Historic 1846 Courthouse. Military families from the four installations in Portsmouth (USCG Base Portsmouth, USCC 5th District Headquarters, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and Norfolk Naval Shipyard), Flag Officers and staff will be in attendance. The ceremony will be across the street from the Parade Reviewing Stand, and will include the solemn announcement of the 41 known Portsmouth servicemen who were killed in action in Vietnam and the playing of "echo Taps".

The first exposure of the Vietnam Commemoration to the local public. The public will be reminded of the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary with the flag in the parade and displayed for the Memorial Day celebration events in the park. Boy Scout Troop #1068 carried the Commemorative flag in the parade. At the memorial park, the banner was placed on the front of the speaker stand. It was a silent witness to the spectator. Local school bands, chorus, military posts (VFW, American Legion, AMVETS, auxiliaries, etc.), and DAR ladies were all in attendance. Vietnam veteran, Sgt. 1st Class Wayne Sapp (Ret.) gave the address. This was to be a silent witness to the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration because there had been a serious discussion by Vietnam veterans about why do it. DAR decided to go this route quietly and win approval for further events. About two weeks prior, the committee met with 50 veterans and explained the partnership, passed out pins, brochures, and presented a set of posters to post.

Our local Memorial Day Parade is unique as it is an all Military parade to honor all veterans. DAR represents the American Revolution. Several of us will march with the Vietnam Vets carrying the Commemorative Partners flag and handing out pins to the crowd reminding them of the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. We will give the Vietnam Vets bumper stickers, pins, and flag stickers. I will be available to talk to any organization that is interested in becoming a Commemorative Partner.

The event is the official Memorial Day Ceremony for Naval District Washington and the Navy Memorial Foundation. The ceremony will feature the Navy Band and Ceremonial Guard and take place 1300-1345 on Monday 26 May 2014. The presiding official will be RDML Markham Rich, Commandant of Naval District Washington. We request LTG Kicklighter as the guest speaker at this ceremony. The General would be part of the official party and make remarks (5-8 minutes) on Memorial Day and the Vietnam 50th Commemoration; he will also assist RDML Rich in placing a wreath at the Lone Sailor Statue.

Recognition of Vietnam Veterans. Speaker will be Northampton County Sheriff Jack Smith, US Marine Corp Vietnam Veteran.

Recognize those who have died in service to their country and give special recognition to Vietnam War participants. Paul Galanti (ex-POW) will be featured speaker and Patricia Rowley, whose fatehr was shot down over Laos in 1973, will receive an honor and Rember flag.

There are several events. We are bringing the AV Vietnam Memorial Wall to display with navy flyovers, Hugs For heroes, and gifts to give to each Veteran.with the VA counseling support. We are hosting a Date night dinner/dance as a fundraiser for local Veteran groups, including a Vietnam Veterans education and training center, and we are hosting a luncheon for our local Veterans , as we have for 9 years running, honoring a local hero, Gene Hostetler, US Navy, Vietnam 1966-68, as well as all Vietnam era Veterans.

A booth will be set up at the entry to the local cemetery. Members of the EE-DAH-HOW Chapter, NSDAR will be manning the booth. All families and visitors entering the cemetery will pass by the booth for directions regarding the location of deceased family members and friends within the cemetery. American Flags will be placed at the headstones of all veterans, including veterans of the Vietnam War. Commemorative information (pins and brochures) will be made available regarding the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War. EE-DAH-HOW Chapter's Vietnam War Commemorative flag will be posted by the booth.

To honor our Vietnam Veterans who died in Vietnam along with a ceremony commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the war with a Commemorative Flag raising.

Objective#1. Program will include wreath laying, music, and taps played at the end. Emcee will announce purpose of program: To Commemorate the 50th Anniversary, and will recognize Vietnam Veterans at that time. A table will be set up and commemorative items placed on it.

The Iron Horse Cornet Band, will play, The Soulful Sixties arr by Michael Brown, Lest We Forget by Swearingen, and the 5th Division March. Badger Boys Stater Ben Kirchman will recite a poem "A Veteran", Sons of The American Legion National Executive Committeeman Michael Lawler is our keynote speaker, will relate his perspective of a youth in the 60 and 70s who watched is watched his uncles go off to fight in Vietnam and will express the unspoken gratitude that he and our community has for Vietnam Veterans. Gold Star Mother Lucille Royston, whose son Allen Royston was killed in action during the Vietnam War, will be honored and a memorial wreath will be placed at the cemetery. The program will conclude with a prayer, taps and a rifle volley. Sorry for the late notification, we understand if you are not able to fulfill our request for materials.

Annual Alabama State Convention of the Military Order of the Purple Heart held 2 May 2014 and 3 May 2014

To publicly thank and honor Vietnam Veterans for their service.

Samuel Johnston Chapter Members are encouraged to knit and crochet warm scarves for the annual "Knit Your Bit" campaign that is sponsored by the National WW 2 Museum in New Orleans. Chapter members donated 24 hand-made scarves which are given to elderly and hospitalized veterans in VA facilities nationwide. Many are veterans of the Vietnam War. This is a year-round project for several of our Chapter members.

Thanked and honored Vietnam veterans in Grafton, VT by presenting them with Certificates and pins.

Helping to gather pictures of Vietnam Veterans whose names are on The Wall from the Winnebago County area that will be contributing to the Wall of Faces Project.

Recognition of Vietnam veterans in the audience. Placing of a wreath in memory of those who did not come home.

Vietnam War 50th Anniversary displayed at the Northern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery

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