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> Vietnam Veterans Memorial Founder Jan Scruggs To Chat on Virtual Wall This Sunday
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> www.thevirtualwall.org to Host Monthly Chats
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> Beginning June 25 at 7 p.m. EST
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> WASHINGTON, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial founder Jan C. Scruggs will chat with hundreds of Vietnam veterans and their families via the Internet on Sunday, June 25, beginning at 7 p.m. EST in the first-ever live chat on The Virtual Wall (www.thevirtualwall.org), announced Nathan Kantor, president and chief operating officer of Winstar Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: WCII).
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> A decorated Vietnam veteran, Jan Scruggs spearheaded the effort to raise $8.5 million to build a national memorial dedicated to the men and women who served with the U.S. Armed Forces in the Vietnam War. Despite controversy and numerous setbacks, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was built and dedicated in November 1982 in Washington, D.C. It remains the most visited memorial in the nation's capital, with more than 4.4 million visitors annually. Scruggs, the founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, continues to serve as the nonprofit organization's president.
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> "Jan Scruggs' story of perseverance and dedication is one that should be taught in classrooms throughout the country and exemplified by people worldwide," said Kantor, a Vietnam War era veteran and member of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Corporate Council. "He is a visionary who continues to champion veterans' causes and brings honor to all those who served in the Vietnam War. We are extremely honored to have him as the first guest on The Virtual Wall's monthly chat sessions."
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> The hour-long chat will begin on Sunday, June 25 at 7 p.m. EST on www.thevirtualwall.org and will be limited to the first 1,000 visitors. Scruggs will discuss the importance of remembering the service and sacrifice of those whose names appear on The Wall.
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> Developed by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and Winstar Communications, Inc., The Virtual Wall is an interactive Web site in which visitors may take a virtual visit of The Wall and leave remembrances of loved ones and family members who died in the Vietnam War. The Web site has received more than 30 million hits since being unveiled on November 10, 1998, at the White House by Vice President and Vietnam veteran Al Gore.
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> This past Memorial Day, May 29, 2000, The Virtual Wall was relaunched with several expanded features, including monthly chat sessions, discussion groups and the ability to create "My Virtual Wall," which allows visitors create personalized visits to the Memorial's virtual twin. Scruggs will be the first in a series of monthly guests who will discuss an array of topical issues involving Vietnam veterans, The Wall and the Vietnam War era.
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> About the Memorial Fund
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> The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. is the non-profit organization authorized by Congress in 1979 to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Today, through a series of educational outreach programs, the organization preserves the legacy of The Wall and educates society about the impact of the Vietnam War era.
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> About Winstar
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> Winstar is a leading broadband services company. The company is rapidly building one of the world's most widely available, end-to-end broadband networks. Winstar makes this network important and useful to businesses by providing a comprehensive set of high-quality, digital-age broadband services. These services include high-speed Internet and data, Web hosting and design, phone services, Web-based applications, e-commerce, professional services and Office.com(R), A Service From Winstar, the top-ranked online business service for small and medium-sized businesses.
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> SOURCE Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc.
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