For Immediate Release
November 9, 2007

Contact: Lisa Gough
(202) 393-0090 , ext.109

NASA AND DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR HONOR VIETNAM VETERANS WITH NOV. 13 EVENTS
NASA Breakfast to Salute Vietnam Veterans;
Department of the Interior Museum Unveils Exhibit at Evening Event

Washington, D.C. — The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund will join NASA and the Department of the Interior for two events honoring Vietnam Veterans on Nov. 13, the actual 25th anniversary of The Wall’s dedication, announced Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. 

A NASA Salute to Vietnam Veterans will be held at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill at 7:30 a.m.  During this breakfast reception, the Memorial Fund and NASA will honor the 37 astronauts and NASA personnel who are Vietnam veterans.

Also that day, the Department of the Interior will unveil its exhibit on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during a special reception beginning at 6:00 p.m. at its Department of the Interior Museum, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C. The exhibit’s focus is the history of the Memorial and will include items left at The Wall that are now part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection.  The event will feature remarks by the Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and Memorial Fund Founder and President Jan C. Scruggs. 

“Twenty-five years ago, on Nov. 13, I was proud to dedicate the Vietnam Veterans Memorial,” Scruggs noted.  “As we mark the anniversary, we are pleased to have NASA and the Department of the Interior with us co-hosting events to commemorate this historic date.”    

The NASA Salute to Vietnam Veterans will take place on Tuesday morning, November 13, from 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. in Room B339 of the Rayburn House Office Building.  This event is open the press and by invitation only to the public.

The Department of the Interior exhibit unveiling takes place on Tuesday evening, Nov. 13, from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Interior Museum, located at 1849 C Street, NW in Washington, D.C.  This event is open to the press and by invitation only to the public.  

The 25th Anniversary of The Wall events have been made possible by the support of the following corporations, groups and individuals:  Lockheed Martin, API Energy, Boeing, Capital Hilton, Comfort Systems USA, Disabled American Veterans, FedEx, Mr. Gregory C. Jewell, Mr. Rick Lieb, The McCormick Tribune Foundation, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Morrison, Non Commissioned Officers Association, Paralyzed Veterans of America and Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Established in 1979, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is the nonprofit organization authorized by Congress to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Today, through a series of outreach programs, it is dedicated to preserving the legacy of The Wall, promoting healing, educating about the impact of the Vietnam War and is building the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center, an underground educational facility, near The Wall.

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