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| "Duty to Remember" Campaign |
 Help Stop the Desecration and Dishonor to the 646 Heroes
We need the help of every patriotic and concerned citizen in the Greater Philadelphia Region to preserve and protect the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It is the sad truth that vandals continue their despicable acts in the secluded Memorial at Front and Spruce streets. Recently our caretaker, James Moran, discovered lewd and obscene posters pasted to the wall of 646 names commemorating those who lost their lives in Vietnam. It will only stop when we can open up the Spruce Street side of the Memorial to make it harder to use the protection of the enclosed amphitheater of the Memorial to hide their despicable acts, as well as making it easier for the police observe.
At the same time, more than 20 years of wear and weather have taken their toll and we've already started to repair and reconstruct parts of the Memorial, as well as create a special area to honor POW/MIAs and wounded veterans.
It was the grass roots support of veterans, their families and friends who raised the majority of the funding to build the Memorial in 1987. Won't you please help by contributing $25, $100 or whatever you can provide. Even more helpful would be to get your friends and family to do the same. Visit the link below to see how and read more on this site to see what we're trying to accomplish. Thank you and God bless America and our veterans.
Terry A. Williamson
President, PVVMF
  The Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (PVVMF) is the only organization devoted exclusively to fund raising for the Memorial.
FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
The Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial is truly one of city’s hidden treasures. For veterans, it recalls the 646 Philadelphians who lost their lives in one of the most protracted conflicts in American history. For many others, the Memorial goes unnoticed and rarely is a visitor’s destination.
In large part, this stems from the enclosed nature of the Memorial, a reflection of the special reverence sought by Vietnam veterans who often believed their service was either ignored or slighted. The design as envisioned by original architect Perry M. Morgan was an enclosed amphitheater that facilitated the sanctity veterans sought but created other problems scarcely imaginable at the time.
The secluded Memorial also served to breed vandalism and vulgar behavior that desecrates this hallowed ground. Constant vigilance by the police can only do so much to stop those who would deface the memorial, use it as a recreational area or to hide their inappropriate activities.
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Read the following information:
“Duty to Remember” Campaign Facts
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Duty to Remember Campaign Brochure
Download the Campaign Brochure (Adobe PDF Format)
Duty to Remember Campaign Sponsorship Opportunities
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| Memorial Apparel |
Memorial apparel is now available and can be purchased securely online. All purchases are processed by PayPal to provide the safest and most secure method of shopping via the Internet. Creating a PayPal account is optional, but not necessary to make a purchase. Please allow up to three weeks for delivery.
Purchase your memorial t-shirts, golf shirts and hats today and help ensure the future of the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
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| Remembering... |
 They came from the diverse neighborhoods in this "city of neighborhoods" -- Fishtown, North Philly, Mayfair, Roxborough, Olney, Fairmount, South Philly, Kensington, Germantown -- where they had started their lives, careers and families. Among them were 54 alumni of Thomas Edison School, which sustained the largest number of Vietnam war casualties of any high school in the nation; 27 alumni of Father Judge High School; and eight former students of St. Leo's Elementary School in Tacony.
We can but imagine what their lives would have been like had they returned home; but we do know that our city is poorer for their early passing. Their average age: 22 years, nine months.
The motto "It is our duty to remember" became our pledge when the Memorial was dedicated in 1987. We have kept that pledge, and we will always remember our neighbors, friends, and brothers who gave their last true measure of devotion. |
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| Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund |
Board of Directors- Terry A. Williamson, President
- Dennis Best, Vice President
- John Scott McAllister, Secretary
- Michael L. Daily III, Treasurer
The Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. is a Non-Profit 501 (c)(3) organization. |
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| About This Site |
Quick Tips
Use the on-site search engine to search for a name on the wall and anything else on the site. Just type a few keywords into the search box located in the left sidebar and click the search button. You can use the advanced search link to try to narrow the results.
This is the official website of the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial presented by the Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Inc. The goal of this website is to bring the memorial to the Internet from beginning to the present. We will always remember the 646 men from Philadelphia who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. |
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