| 23rd ANNUAL POW/MIA VIGIL |
| FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 & 4, 2010
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 & 4, 2010 THE TEXARKANA AREA CHAPTER # 278 OF THE VIETNAM VETERANS OF AMERICA, INC. WILL STAGE THEIR 23rd ANNUAL POW/MIA VIGIL AT THE KOREA/VIETNAM MEMORIAL AT 7th STREET & STATE LINE AVENUE IN DOWNTOWN TEXARKANA. THIS VIGIL IS TO HONOR AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO ARE/WERE CLASSIFIED AS PRISONERS OF WAR/MISSING IN ACTION (POW/MIA), BOTH THOSE WHO RETURNED AND THOSE STILL UNACCOUNTED FOR, FROM ALL WARS, TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THIS ISSUE AND TO LET THE FAMILIES OF THESE MEN AND WOME KNOW THEY ARE NOT ALONE IN THEIR QUEST FOR ANSWERS AND FOR CLOSURE. WE WILL SPEND ONE MINUTE FOR EACH AMERICAN WHO IS UNACCOUNTED FOR FROM THE VIETNAM WAR (1719), ONE MINUTE FOR EACH AMERICAN UNACCOUNTED FOR FROM THE KOREAN WAR AND WHOSE NAME IS ENGRAVED UPON THIS MEMORIAL (36). ONE MINUTE FOR EACH AMERICAN UNACCOUNTED FOR FROM THE PERSIAN GULF WAR I (1), AND ONE MINUTE FOR EACH AMERICAN UNACCOUNTED FOR FROM THE ONGOING WAR ON TERRORISM (1). AS OF NOW THIS IS 29 HOURS AND 25 MINUTES. OF COURSE THESE NUMBERS MAY CHANGE. OUR TENTATIVE SCHEDULE IS: AT THE ARRIVAL OF "RIDE TO REMEMBER" AT THE MEMORIAL A BALLOON RELEASE OF 218 BALLOONS ( ONE FOR EACH AMERICAN UNACCOUNTED FOR FROM THE VIETNAM WAR FROM THE STATES OF ARKANSAS, LOIUSIANA, OKLAHOMA & TEXAS) WILL BE CONDUCTED. LEST WE FORGET! FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT GREGORY BECK AT 870/773-8279 OR USMCgreg@aol.com, ERNEST KING @ 903/832-4566 or Bigern222@aol.com, HERB DAVISON AT 903/728-5210, OR THE VVA # 278 WEBSITE AT: www.vva278.org |
| 16TH ANNUAL
"RIDE TO REMEMBER" IN CONJUNCTION WITH 22nd ANNUAL POW/MIA VIGIL |
| SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2010
FROM: REST STOP (HWY 71 N.) LEAVE AT 2:40 PM HOSTED BY: FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL:903/832-4566, 870/773-8279 OR 870/773-2305 OR E-MAIL GREG AT USMCgreg@aol.com OR ERNIE AT Bigern222@aol.com. |