Everyone is on their best behavior when Julie Andrews is around. It’s early June in Los Angeles and Andrews is coming to film segments for a night of guest programming on Turner Classic Movies and speak about her new book, “Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years,” which hits shelves Tuesday. The air is thick with anticipation before her. director Aug 31, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence weighed in on a First-Amendment lawsuit challenging a Bible on display at a New Hampshire veterans hospital, saying under the current administration, “VA hospitals will not be religion-free zones.” “We will always respect the freedom of religion of every veteran of every faith,” Pence said in a speech addressing the American Legion National Convention in Indianapolis.
My Journey to Discover the Lost Flag-Raiser of Iwo Jima
The flag raisers in AP photographer Joe Rosenthal s famous photograph of Iwo Jima are now identified as (from left): Ira Hayes, Harold Schultz, Michael Strank, Franklin Sousley, Harold Keller and Harlon Block. (Wikipedia)
23 Feb 2021 Military.com | By Bill Ivory
Bill Ivory is a Vietnam War veteran who served with the 1st Marine Division in 1967-1968 in Da Nang. He volunteers with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and lives in Kensington, Maryland. He can be reached at billivory61@gmail.com.
Somehow, I missed it. I served in the Marine Corps even did civilian contract work for it. I remain attuned to any media attention focused on the Corps.
Legacies of war, ironically, have brought Vietnam and the US closer together
By Chuck Searcy February 15, 2021 | 07:40 am GMT+7
Last month, completion of dioxin cleanup on a 5,300-square-meter tract of land at Bien Hoa airport marked a significant milestone.
Chuck Searcy
Officials of both the Vietnamese and U.S. governments could derive satisfaction from knowing that the Agent Orange/dioxin legacy of war is now being addressed, after a troubling post-war history of misinformation and controversy, accusations and doubts.
Not just public officials, but veterans and ordinary citizens of both countries can take pride in looking back over the remarkable transformation that has taken place in the past two decades, from early years of mistrust and recrimination to a positive, working partnership between Vietnam and the U.S. today.
The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile Education Center, is coming to Bullhead City on October 21 – 24 at Mohave High School. It will be open 24 hours a day and is free to the public. The Wall That Heals honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War, It also bears the names of the 58,279 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam, including those from this area.
“Mohave High School is proud and honored to be chosen as a site host for The Wall That Heals this October,” said Mohave High student government advisor and alumnus David Lipinski, whose student council members helped organize the event. “This is an opportunity to bring a significant piece of American history to the Tri-State Area. Our hope is that we can provide our community with an event that is solemn, full of remembrance, as well as educational for the younger generations. I have al
Gunterberg Foundation donation paves way to move Vietnam Veterans monument to Cape
By CJ HADDAD - | Jan 6, 2021
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be moved from Fort Myers to Eco Park in Cape Coral.
The spirit of giving during the holiday season was alive and well last Tuesday morning in Cape Coral at the newly opened Brotherhood of Heroes Resource Center and Museum.
Founder and long-time community philanthropist Dr. Carol Rae Culliton presented Gary Bowler, president of the Veterans Midpoint Memorial Charitable Trust Inc., with a $20,000 check on behalf of the Gunterberg Foundation to relocate the Vietnam Veterans monument, currently located just over the bridge in Fort Myers, to Cape Coral’s Eco Park Veterans Area.