Friday, April 10, 2009

Ceremony to Recognize Vets Not Eligible for Vietnam Wall Inclusion

American Forces Press Service
2009-04-09


WASHINGTON, April 9, 2009 - One-hundred twenty-three American heroes from the Vietnam War era will be honored posthumously this month during the annual In Memory Day ceremony, according to Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.

"In Memory Day" was created to pay tribute to the men and women who died prematurely from noncombat injuries and emotional suffering caused directly by the Vietnam War, but who are not eligible to have their names inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

A list of the honorees and their hometowns is available at http://www.vvmf.org/index.cfm?SectionID=774.

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