30th Anniversary of The Wall
Make plans now to be a part of the 30th Anniversary of The Wall.
Nearly 2,000 Volunteers are needed to read all 58,272 names on The Wall.
As part of the commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of The Wall, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has launched the application process for The Reading of the Names Ceremony. Beginning on November 7th, The Reading of the Names is a four-day event where all 58,272 names inscribed on The Wall are read aloud by volunteers.
The reading will begin following a ceremony at the Memorial at 3:00 p.m. on November 7, 2012. The event will span 65 hours over a four-day period, during which nearly 2,000 volunteers will read the 58,272 names inscribed on The Wall. The names will be read in the order they were taken from us.
This is only the fifth time in The Wall’s 30-year history that all of the names have been read in Washington, D.C. The first time was at the National Cathedral in 1982 as part of the Memorial’s original dedication. For the 10th, 20th and 25th Anniversaries, the names were read at The Wall.
The Reading of the Names is an essential part of the 30th Anniversary of The Wall Commemoration. The week of events will culminate with the annual Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11, 2012.
For more information and/or to volunteer for The Reading of the Names, please visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund website at http://www.vvmf.org/ROTN or click here.
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