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Bringing our Vietnam Veterans out of the shadows and thanking them. Raising money for the new Education Center at the Vietnam Wall in Washington DC. So we never forget www.buildthecenter.vvmf.org

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Bringing our Vietnam Veterans out

of the shadows and thanking them.

Raising money for the new

Education Center at the Vietnam

Wall in Washington DC.

So we never forget

www.buildthecenter.vvmf.org

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November 28th, 2012

Ground was broken for the

Education Centre at the

Vietnam Wall in Washington

DC

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May 31st – June 2nd 2013

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May 31st – June 2nd

The Travelling Vietnam Wall

will be at

Crow Wing County Fair Grounds

May 31st – June 2nd 2013

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May 27th

The VFW Ride For Healing sets out from

St. Paul. The riders and drivers will

travel to the four corners of Minnesota

and finish up in Brainerd Friday May 31st

To take part in the ride visit

www.rideforhealing.com

May 31st – June 2nd 2013

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Vietnam 1965 – 1975

58,282 US Armed Forces killed in

action and captivity

303, 644 US Armed Forces

wounded in action

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USA 1964 – 1975

Public opinion against the war

grew, for the first time

returning US soldiers were not

treated as hero’s

May 31st – June 2nd 2013

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Many Vietnam veterans could not

understand how the country they

fought for, saw friends die for

turned it’s back on them. No one

thanked them for their sacrifice.

A sacrifice that many had no

choice in.

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The Minnesota VFW led by the

State Commander is raising funds

for the Education Centre at the

Vietnam Wall in Washington, it will

also serve Iraq and Afghanistan

veterans.

May 31st – June 2nd 2013

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We want to bring together all of our

Vietnam veterans to thank and

recognize them. There will be

stops all along the Ride For Healing

to commemorate these veterans, all

are welcome.

May 31st – June 2nd 2013

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June 1st Crow Wing County

Fairgrounds

Join our Veterans at the

Travelling Wall for tributes,

flyovers and military displays.

May 31st – June 2nd 2013

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Crystal Military Museum

Living Vietnam War era displays

Guarding the Wall

May 31st – June 2nd 2013

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June 1st – Cragun’s Resort,

Brainerd

Banquet and candlelit vigil

Open to all – Register at

www.rideforhealing.com

May 31st – June 2nd 2013