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Veterans of the Vietnam War and other past conflicts will participate in the 24th Annual Veterans Day Observance at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., hosted by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and the National Park Service. Active-duty military who recently served in Operation Iraqi Freedom also are expected to participate. The ceremony will begin with an Ia Drang 40th anniversary march to The Wall, led by Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, USA (Ret.) and war correspondent Joe Galloway.
WEBCAST: The Veterans Day Observance will be webcast live at www.USVets.tv and archived on www.TVWorldwide.com . Media outlets interested in the event live via satellite will find coordinates posted on these two sites two or three days before the event.
Guest Speakers:
- Gen. Peter Pace, USMC, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Brig. Gen. Peter M. Dawkins, USA (Ret.), vice chairman, Citigroup Private Bank
- Gen. Barry McCaffrey, USA (Ret.), president, BR McCaffrey Associates LLC
- Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
- Joseph M. Lawler, regional director, National Capital Region, National Park Service
- Gene A. Crayton, national vice president, Paralyzed Veterans of America
- Edith Meeks, board member, Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation
- Brig. Gen. Evelyn "Pat" Foote, USA (Ret.)
Performers:
- Aaron Tippin, country music singer
- Clann An Drumma, Scottish pipes and drums
- Chris Jackson, bagpiper
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