Contact: Greg Stanko
Ogilvy Public Relations for Rolling Thunder, Washington, DC and SolarWorld
(202) 729-4146
Rolling Thunder, Washington, DC., Inc. to Recommission New POW-MIA Kiosk at Vietnam Veterans Memorial
New Facility, Launched on POW-MIA Day, to Help Ensure We “Never Forget”
(Washington, DC) – Rolling Thunder, Washington, DC., Inc. is dedicated to help educate, facilitate, and ensure we never forget service members who were abandoned after the Vietnam War, will dedicate its new kiosk and display at the base of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall. The event will be held on September 21, National POW-MIA Recognition Day, a national day of observance. The new solar-powered structure, which replaces the previous kiosk that burned down in 2010, will give the volunteers of Rolling Thunder the opportunity to continue their mission of advocating the safe return of Americans still missing in Southeast Asia.
WHAT:
Recommissioning of Rolling Thunder’s Kiosk at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
WHEN:
Friday, September 21, 2012 – 10:30 AM EDT
WHERE:
The Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial (Constitution Gardens, near the Lincoln Memorial)
WHO:
Hal Koster, Vietnam Veteran, Board of Directors, Rolling Thunder, Washington, DC., Inc
Rep. Jeff Miller, (R-Fla.), Chairman, House Veterans Affairs Committee
Frank Greenfield, SolarWorld Industries America
Rob Wilkins, MSgt (Ret. USAF), Board of Directors, Rolling Thunder, Washington, DC., Inc. (Master of Ceremonies)
Other representatives of veterans groups
After the ceremony, representatives of the various groups will be available for interviews.
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