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January/February 2013 Ground Breaking: BY JAN SCRUGGS; PHOTOGRAPHS BY PATRICK J. HUGHES
Thirty years have passed since the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; 2012 also marked the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam War. As generations pass, more and more visitors come to The Wall with no connection toand no knowledge ofthe men and women it memorializes. The mission of The Wall is evolving from remembrance to education. Congress authorized The Education Center at The Wall to help future generations understand the tremendous sacrifices made by those who have answered the nation’s call to duty for more than two hundred years and the living legacy of service carried forward by today’s military.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is committed to building The Education Center at The Wall and has raised $47 million of the $85 million necessary to begin construction. The goal is to open the Center’s doors in 2014, in time for the return of our troops from Afghanistan.
Jan Scruggs is one of the founders of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. He served with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam. Patrick J. Hughes, the national photographer for Rolling Thunder, served with the U.S. Marine Corps from July 1966-68; from January 1967-February 1968 he was with Marine Group 12 in Vietnam. View more of his photos at www.patrickjhughes.org. |
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