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Upcoming Events
Memorial Day Ceremony
The annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Women’s Memorial is scheduled for 4 PM, May 26. The ceremony, one of the major Memorial Day programs in the nation’s capital, is free and open to the public. The program includes formal military honors, remarks from servicewomen representing each of the services and our traditional Rose Petal Ceremony with personal tributes to departed comrades. Members of the public are invited to join in the personal tribute segment of the program. We hope you’ll join us for this special Memorial Day ceremony.Hoosier Womens Veterans Conference May 10
The Second Annual Hoosier Women Veterans’ Conference will be held May 10, 2008, at the Indiana War Memorial, downtown Indianapolis. Keynote speakers include BG Margaret Washburn, Indiana Army National Guard and retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Wilma L. Vaught, President of the Women In Military Service Memorial Foundation. For more information, visit the conference Web site.Memorial Prepares to Debut 'American Soldier' Exhibit in May
The Foundation staff is extra busy this month as we retire the Service exhibits—highlighting the service of women in each branch of America’s Armed Forces—and erect a new exhibit The American Soldier: A Photographic Tribute to Soldiers and Marines from the Civil War to the War in Iraq. The special exhibit features 116 photographs—taken by combat photojournalists and Pulitzer Prize winning photographers—that capture the courage, camaraderie, heroism and ultimate sacrifice of US soldiers and Marines from the Civil War to today’s wars.
This extraordinary exhibit debuts in the nation’s capital on May 14 at the Women’s Memorial and will be on display at the Memorial from just before Memorial Day through Labor Day. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Thousands have experienced the war and photographic history that The American Soldier photos reflect. The American Soldier tribute began its nationwide tour in 2007 and has drawn huge crowds at each 90-day engagement from Hot Springs, AR, to Shreveport, LA, and Raleigh, NC. Following its stay at the Women’s Memorial, the exhibit moves to the Lake County Discovery Museum in Wauconda, IL, for the remainder of 2008.
The exhibition was made possible through the sponsorship of EADS-North America and Business of Entertainment, Inc. Learn more about these sponsors on the EADS-NA Web site and the Business of Entertainment Web site.
For more information about this special exhibit, visit The American Soldier Web site.Women Veterans Week in Branson, MO
Looking for a fun way to celebrate Armed Forces Day 2008 that honors women veterans? Branson, MO, is a good place to be when Women Veterans Week is celebrated May 19-25. All events are open to women veterans, their guests and the public. For details or to register, call 417-337-VETS or visit the Branson Women Veterans Web site.Living History Event to Honor Military Women
Servicewomen from all eras are invited to be honored guests for the 2008 Reclaiming Our Heritage Multi-Era Encampment to be held May 31-June 1, 2008, in Milwaukee, WI. This year’s event is dedicated to military women. Reclaiming Our Heritage is held in the National Soldiers Home Historic District, located on the grounds of the encampment’s host, the VA Medical Center-Milwaukee.
The free, family-friendly event honors veterans, provides veteran benefit information, and educates the public about veterans’ contributions and sacrifices. The living history festival features reenactments and encampments representing all major US military eras as well as a Positively Patriotic Parade, Civil War demonstrations, historic district tours, and a street dance. For more information, visit the Soldiers Home Foundation Web site.American Legion Legacy Run Registration Open
Registration is open for the 2008 American Legion Legacy Run (ALLR) motorcycle ride. This third annual ride, Aug. 17-21, 2008, benefits the American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund. The 1,800-mile journey begins in Indianapolis, IN, and travels through seven states for five days before arriving at the 90th Annual American Legion Convention in Phoenix, AZ. Riders aim to raise at least $350,000 for the fund, which provides educational assistance to children of American servicemembers who died while serving since Sept. 11, 2001. To register as a rider, visit the American Legion Web site. For more information, contact Bill Sloan at wsloan@legion.org or 317-630-1265.Foundation President's Activities
Brig. Gen. Vaught is scheduled to attend and/or to make remarks at the following events in May 2008:
May 2: Samuel Chase Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Luncheon, remarks, Salisbury, MD.
May 3: Navy Nurse Corps Centennial Celebration, remarks, Women's Memorial.
May 6: Military Spouse of the Year Luncheon, Ronald Reagan Building Rotunda, Washington, DC.
May 14: Women's Memorial Board Meeting, Foundation Office.
May 10: Hoosier Women’s Veterans Conference, remarks, Indiana War Memorial, Indianapolis, IN.
May 21: Women’s Caucus Wreathlaying, remarks, Women’s Memorial.
May 24: Rolling Thunder’s Salute to the Troops Program, remarks, Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC.
May 26: Memorial Day Program, remarks, Women’s Memorial.