9th Annual Tampa Bay
Salute to Vietnam Veterans & Moving Wall Memorial

Schedule of Events
April 11-17, 2002


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The Vietnam Moving Wall Memorial will be open twenty-four hours daily with Security. Assistance is available in looking up names, panels location of names, and providing rubbing sheets. Volunteer Veterans, and Vet Counselors will be on hand for support.


9th Annual Salute To Vietnam Veterans And Moving Wall Memorial

April 11 – 17, 2002

Thursday, April 11th, 2002


Welcome Home, Moving Wall Memorial

8:00 AM Welcome Home, Moving Wall
Event Areas Open - Food & Vendors
Firebase Golden - Armed Forces Military Museum
Women Who Served Museum - Student Education
7:00 PM
"
At The Wall"
Welcoming Candlelight Ceremony

Friday, April 12th, 2002


Welcome Home, Moving Wall Memorial

8:00 AM Welcome Home, Moving Wall
Event Areas Open - Food & Vendors
Firebase Golden - Armed Forces Military Museum
Women Who Served Museum - Student Education

Saturday, April 13th, 2002

 

Welcome Home, Moving Wall Memorial

8:00 AM Welcome Home, Moving Wall
Event Areas Open - Food & Vendors
Classic Car Show – Edgewater Band
Firebase Golden - Armed Forces Military Museum
Women Who Served Museum - Student Education
9:30 AM Women Who Served Museum - Live Speakers
10: 45 A.M. Run To The Wall Arrives at the Wall
The Last Patrol at the Wall
12: 00 P.M. Salute Program Unveiling Of WTC Flag
Edgewater Band
3:00 P.M. McLean Middle School Orchestra
3:30 P.M. Bronze Dragon Skydiving Team
The Last Patrol
4:00 P.M. Salute Program, Women Who Served
WTC Flag will be on Display through April 16

Sunday, April 14th, 2002


Welcome Home, Moving Wall Memorial

8:00 AM Welcome Home, Moving Wall
World Trade Center Flag on Display
Event Areas Open - Food & Drink
Firebase Golden - Armed Forces Military Museum
Women Who Served Museum - Student Education
9:00 A.M.  Memorial Service, Women Who Died In Vietnam
9:30 A.M. POW MIA Table Dave Miller
11:00 A.M. Sunday Service  Rev. John Steer
1:00 P.M. Salute Program  David Miller
2:00 P.M. Band, Manhattan Project
6:45 P.M. Prelude & Dove Release
7:00 P.M. Closing Program, United We Stand

Monday, April 15th, 2002 *


Welcome Home, Moving Wall Memorial

8:00 AM Welcome Home, Moving Wall
World Trade Center Flag on Display
Event Areas Open - Food & Drink
Firebase Golden - Armed Forces Military Museum
Women Who Served Museum - Student Education

Tuesday, April 16th, 2002 *


Welcome Home, Moving Wall Memorial

8:00 AM Welcome Home, Moving Wall
World Trade Center Flag on Display
Event Areas Open - Food & Drink
Firebase Golden - Armed Forces Military Museum
Women Who Served Museum - Student Education

Wednesday, April 17th, 2002


Moving Wall Memorial Departs Edward Medard Park

* Reading of names listed on the Wall throughout the day on Saturday and Sunday. 

 


 

Women Who Served Tent & Museum

Schedule of Events

Saturday, April 13th, 2002

TENT 9:30 AM Speaker Alix Hall, Retired VA Nurse
Family Member of Vietnnam Veteran
10:00 AM Christina Sharik, Vietnam Poetry
10:30 AM Noonie Fortin, Author
"Women at Risk" and 
"Memories of Maggie"
STAGE 4:00 P.M. Patience Mason, Editor and Publisher
The Post-Tramatic Gazette
4:30 P.M. Karen Offutt WAC
Winner of the Soldiers Medal Vietnam
10:00 AM Christina Sharik, Vietnam Poetry
10:00 AM Christina Sharik, Vietnam Poetry
10:00 AM Christina Sharik, Vietnam Poetry
5:00 P.M Linda Pugsley, Air Force Nurse
Vietnam veteran
5:30 P.M. Bobbie Keith, USAID Vietnam andVietnam Weather Girl
6:00 P.M. Luwanda Allen, WAC

Sunday April 14, 2002

STAGE 9:00 A.M Memorial Service for the Women who died in Vietnam
by Rev. Linda Pugsley
9:30 A.M POW/MIA Tribute by Dave Miller
1:00 PM

 “In Memory” Agent Orange by Dave Miller 

 

 

 

 

 Welcome Home
Again we gather to pay tribute to our brother and sisters
on the Moving Wall and to our brother and sisters walking along side of us.
Take time this special week and reach out to each other,
it only takes a moment for a smile, a nod of acknowledgement or a welcome home.
Peace
~diane~



For Further Information Call:
Veterans Museum at
813-744-5502

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