Vietnam Vets Memorial Rededication
Brooke Rowe
(EXCERPT) Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 06:40:25 -0700
Aug. 10, 2001 =
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Contact: Patrick Gualtieri Vietnam Veterans Memorial Hotline: (212)
693-0157 Fax (212) 693-1475 E-mail: p...@unitedwarvets.org Or:
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MEMORIAL COMMITTEE LOOKING FOR FAMILIES & FRIENDS =
Families and friends of the 1,741 service members from metropolitan
New York City who died in Southeast Asia are being sought out by the
city's Vietnam Veterans Plaza Memorial Committee to be part of a
rededication ceremony on October 12 in lower Manhattan.
"After years of dedicated work and fund raising by Vietnam veterans -
as well as contributions from civic, corporate and political
organizations - the new memorial will be a true testament to the men
and women from metropolitan New York who made the ultimate sacrifice
in service to their country," explains rededication committee member
Patrick Gualtieri.
"At the ceremony, we also want to honor the families and friends of
the 1,741 service men and women whose names are etched on the memorial
wall. We need everyone's help locating these people in the tri-state
area so we can invite them to be part of the rededication," Gualtieri
adds.
The newly renovated Vietnam Veterans Plaza, adjacent to 55 Water
Street in the Wall Street District of lower Manhattan, will be
rededicated on Friday, October 12 with the ceremony beginning at 3:30
p.m. The original site was created in 1985.
Families and friends of service members from the New York City
metropolitan area who died in Vietnam and want to take part in the
memorial's rededication are urged to contact:
Patrick Gualtieri
Family & Friends Coordinator
New York City Vietnam Veterans Plaza Memorial
c/o United War Veterans Council
346 Broadway, Suite 807
New York City, New York 10013-1000
Memorial Hotline: (212) 693-0157
Fax (212) 693-1475
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Brooke Rowe
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com