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The City of Sunset Hills would like to thank all the Vietnam Veterans for their service and dedication to our country.
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The Wall is available for visitation 24 hours a day beginning Thursday, June 13, until the closing ceremony at noon on Sunday, June 16.
Saturday, June 15
6 p.m. Welcome - Butch Thomas, president of Sunset Hills Historical Society Master of Ceremonies - Martin Kilycoyne, KTRS Radio Remarks by Crestwood Mayor Jeff Schlink Posting of Colors - St. Louis Service Womens Post 404 Color Guard National Anthem, Patriotic Songs - Concord School Flyers, 4th & 5th grade choir, under the direction of Valerie Creech Invocation - Chaplain Marian Whitfield, Air Force, St. Louis Service Womens Post 404 Keynote Speaker - Judge Charles Berry, Vietnam veteran Congresswoman Ann Wagner, 2nd District Presentation - Katie Melies, president of Gold Star Mothers & Children; Linda Hobkirk Memorial to eight women listed on the Wall Service Veterans Post 404 Last Roll Call; Fallen Soldier Display Benediction - Chaplain Marian Whitfield Three Volley Salute - Post 404 Military Funeral Honors Team; Taps, Mary Weber Retrieval of Colors - Post 404 Color Guard
Thursday, June 13
The Traveling Wall has made stops across the nation and serves to educate, inspire and to provide a place for healing for all those who visit. The Wall is an 80 percent scale model of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., which honors U.S. Service members and armed forces who died or who were missing in action in the service of their country. More than 58,000 names are etched into the memorial wall.
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Welcome - Butch Thomas, president of Sunset Hills Historical Society Master of Ceremonies - Don Corrigan, editor, Webster-Kirkwood Times, South County Times and West End Word Chaplain Norbert Butz of Marine Corps League Posting of the Colors - Marine Corps League Cannon on site with crew at attention Presentation of the National Anthem by Richard Conners, Vietnam veteran Medley of Patriotic Songs by the Lindbergh High School Marching Band, under the direction of David Weiss Introduction of Dr. James Simpson, superintendent, Lindbergh School District Introduction of Sunset Hills Mayor Bill Nolan Introduction of Governor Jay Nixon (tentative) Keynote Speaker Joseph Frank Benediction by Chaplain Norbert Butz; Taps, Marine Corps League Welcome - Butch Thomas, president of Sunset Hills Historical Society Master of Ceremonies - Anne Allred, KSDK-TV Posting of Colors - American Legion Post 208 10th District National Anthem - Lindbergh High School Strolling Strings; Chaplain Invocation Keynote Speaker - Charlie Dooley, St. Louis County executive and Vietnam veteran Retire the Colors - American Legion Post 208 10th District Benediction by Chaplain David Howard
Sunday, June 16
6 p.m. Note: Reps from the Mo. Veterans Commission on hand 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to answer questions about veterans benefits.
Friday, June 14
Noon Welcome - Butch Thomas, president of Sunset Hills Historical Society Master of Ceremonies - Kevin Killeen, KMOX Radio Remarks by Fenton Mayor Mike Polizzi Posting of Colors - St. Louis Service Womens Post 404 Color Guard National Anthem - Nicole Moore, violin solo Invocation - Chaplain Father Joseph A. Weber, U.S. Air Force-retired colonel; Parish Priest St. Justin Martyr Guest Speaker - Walter Crawford Jr., executive director of the Wild Bird Sanctuary Benediction - Chaplain Father Joseph A. Weber Honor Guard - American Legion Post 162, Lemay Memorial Post
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The American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Wall comes to St. Louis County largely due to the efforts of the Sunset Hills Historical Society, many businesses and civic organizations and with a big assist from local veterans groups. Known as the Show-Me Hero Salute, a planning committee formed in January. The intention is to present a dignified local memorial respecting those who served, and those who served and didnt return home.
photo courtesy of American Veterans Traveling Tribute Ret., will pronounce the official welcome, then volunteers will set about erecting the tents and the displays for the following days official opening. Shannon said veterans groups from a growing list of municipalities, including Crestwood, Sunset Hills, Shrewsbury, Fenton, Eureka, St. Peters and more, plus more than 100 confirmed motorcyclists, will participate. The American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Wall comes to town through the sponsorship of the Sunset Hills Historical Society. The wall is an 80percent replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., and is inscribed with the same 58,000 names. The display will be set up as a cooperative effort among the veterans, Boy Scouts of America, Lindbergh High School students and many other volunteers. It will remain open June 1316, day and night. Its a healing situation for pretty much everybody. And there are a lot of people who dont want to grieve in front of everybody else, said Ford. They might want to be here at three in the morning, thats why the tents will be open 24/7. Again, its not a parade, Shannon said. But I hope people will turn out and line Watson and Lindbergh as the escort passes. The stories of some of the veterans and the entire idea of the Wall has touched my heart.
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I think every one of us sit and think about our Vietnam experiences, whether you acknowledge it or not. Its with you every night when you go to bed. I have a lot of friends and buddies names on that Wall.
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tation 24 hours a day until the closing ceremony at noon on Sunday, June 16. Two generations ago, America found itself embroiled in the hottest war of the Cold War era in Southeast Asia. The Vietnam Wall documents the American loss of life in a war that is generally recorded as lasting from 1959 through the fall of Saigon in 1975. This year marks a series of 50th anniversaries in the intensification of the war and an increase in Americas presence in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. This is an ongoing event that is happening now and will not simply end when the Wall comes down on Sunday, June 16, said Thomas. We welcome those who have a story to tell to do so at the Traveling Tribute Vietnam Wall. This is a community event that is free and open to the public and we are going to do our best to live up to our theme: Honor, Respect, Remember.
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Judge Edward Sweeney Helped Raise Funds For Vietnam Veterans Memorial In Nations Capital
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For Honorable Judge Edward Sweeney, the arrival of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute Wall to St. Louis County is more than an event its fulfillment of a mission. Sweeney, himself a Vietnam veteran, served on a committee to raise funds to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Sweeney will speak at the Traveling Wall site at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 12. He said the Traveling Wall is a great opportunity for those who cant travel to Washington to see the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the National Mall. Millions served in the war. Some in Vietnam, some in the Navy off the coast, some in the Air Force. All of those people family members, and those affected can go see this traveling Wall, Sweeney said. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), a nonprofit, charitable organization, began in 1979 after Congress refused to publicly fund the memorial. VVMF raised $8.4 million in private donations from more than 275,000 individuals, veteran organizations and committees, businesses and unions. We had a group here in St. Louis that put together an effort to raise money for the memorial, Sweeney said. Local committees did not have any input into the design of the memorial. But Sweeney said the controversial chosen design did make it difficult to raise funds. To satisfy contributors, a statue with three soldiers carrying infantry weapons was added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The memorial should not be just to those who died, but all of those who did their duty to their country, Sweeney said. Most veterans wanted to forget the war and to put it in the past. I think the fact that there is a memorial does something to honor those who served their country. The Wall has a lot of meaning for Sweeney, who spent a year in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division. I think, in many ways, the Wall speaks for itself, Sweeney said. I look at the Wall and I see names of kids from my kindergarten and grade school. I see the name of a kid I went to high school with who played football up there. I see the names of kids from the Army on the Wall. Sweeney attended the University of Missouri-Columbia, where he majored in political science and participated in ROTC. He graduated in 1969 and spent a year in the U.S. Army before being called to active duty in Vietnam. He was one of the oldest men in his unit. Sweeney saw action in the northernmost region of South Vietnam, close to the demilitarized zone that bordered North Vietnam. He spent most of his time on firebases, with the goal to protect the Vietnamese people. Firebases were positioned to protect the people, Sweeney said. As with the troops today, you dont know who is the enemy until they do something hostile. Its not good psychologically. Much of Sweeneys experience was influenced by his location in Vietnam. I spent most of my time stationed on firebases. The few civilians near us were the Montagnard, who were a more primitive, tribal people. We were in the mountains that, if they werent defoliated, were mostly jungle, Sweeney said. My experience was much different than someone who was stationed near a village or was in a swampy area. Sweeney respected the men with whom he served. The flavor of camaraderie was made much more valuable because you did have people from all walks of life, Sweeney said. During his year in Vietnam, Sweeney saw a number of celebrities as they stopped off to entertain troops. I saw Bob Hope right before Christmas. I took a number of soldiers from my unit. Some people got to go and some people had to stay back. I was lucky to take some of my men to the show, Sweeney said. We got there early and we were fortunate to get a good seat. It was right at the end of monsoon season, but the weather was clear and perfect, and the show went on without a hitch. After his time in Vietnam, Sweeney immediately went to law school. I knew I wanted to go to law school in college. I filled out my application in Vietnam and I got my acceptance when I was still there, Sweeney said. It was very helpful that I had that goal. It gave me something to immerse myself in when I returned. Once home, Sweeney returned to the University of Missouri-Columbia where he earned his law degree. He served as a Missouri legislator from 1975-1980. In 1997, he was appointed an associate circuit judge for the 22nd Judicial Circuit.
Honorable Judge Edward Sweeney photo by Diana Linsley Voters retained him in 1998 and 2002. He was appointed a circuit judge in January 2005. Sweeney said he has made it his goal to make sure that no one forgets why they enjoy the freedoms they do. My service is something I will never forget and something I am proud of, Sweeney said. I tell every jury at the end of every case that we take our rights for granted. Its good to remind people we are enjoying rights because of the willingness of veterans.
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