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Glen,
In response to our telephone conversation, the following is an
update on the Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Memorial (MVVM).
The idea of the Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Memorial was conceived
by a young lady, Teresa Vetter, in the Fall of 1987. She came to
a meeting of Vietnam Veterans of America, Twin Cities Metro
Chapter 62, in September of 1987 and presented her idea. A board
was formed of Veterans and concerned citizens to get the project
started. Fund raising was officially started on January 21, 1988
(the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Peace Accords).
The original idea was to have a Memorial similar to the one in
Washington D.C. However, after much discussion with various
Veterans groups, it was decided to build something unique.The
original plan evolved into what we just completed the week
before Memorial Day, 1990. A National competition to determine
the design. 218 designs were entered. A jury consisting of 5
design professionals, a State Senator, a State Representative, 2
Vietnam Veterans and 1 representative from the Capital Area
Architectural and Planning Board, selected the winning design,
"Lakefront DMZ". Lakefront DMZ was designed by a team from by a
team from Minneapolis.
Ground breaking is scheduled for Fall of 1990, with dedication
scheduled for Fall of 1991. The budget for the entire project is
$1,200,000.00. This includes expenses incurred from the inception
in 1987 to dedication in 1991 and also a post dedication
maintenance fund.
We have raised about $650,000.00 as of June, 1990. In order to
stay on schedule, we must raise an additional $250,000.00 this
year and the remainder next year.
Donations can be sent to:
The Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Memorial
P.O. Box 25110
Minneapolis, Mn 55458
or
First Bank Bloomington
9633 Lyndale Avenue South
Bloomington, Mn 55420
or
Call 612-536-1792
Questions? Call, write or leave me mail on this BBS.
Let's remember the 1030 KIA, the 42 POW/MIA, the 68,000 who
served and last but not least the family and friends who gave
us support.
Thanks,
Gary Lindsay
The Minnesota Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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