The campaign to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center in Washington, D.C. moved significantly closer to its financial goal recently with a sizeable donation from the Bethesda, MD-based Lockheed Martin Corporation.
When completed, the Memorial Center will serve as a visitors center for the nearby Vietnam Veterans Memorial and display some of the 100,000 letters, photos and personal items left by visitors at the black granite wall.
“Lockheed Martin understands the importance of this project and their generosity deserves to be commended,” said IAM International President Tom Buffenbarger, an advocate for the memorial since it was first proposed. “Twenty-five years have passed since the Vietnam Veterans Memorial first opened and the time has come to provide context for new generations of visitors.”
Groundbreaking for the Memorial Center is expected in 2010, with construction completed approximately 18 months after that. Click here for more information about the Center.
