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First Official Vietnam Veteran’s Day Celebration for Wisconsin (2010)

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Thuy Smith International Outreach would like to thank all of our partners for helping make Wisconsin’s very first Vietnam Veteran’s Day celebration possible. I am grateful for the opportunity to serve with everyone involved and the opportunity to honor Vietnam Era Veterans and their families.
 
The actual date for Vietnam Veteran’s day is March 29th. 


Learn more about the Vietnam Veteran's Day Bill

See Pictures from Event


_Special Acknowledgments
  (Thuy’s father)
*Vietnam 1968-1972

Senator Kathleen Vinehout 
Representative Mark Radcliffe
_Top Honorary Partner
WEAU  NEWS 13 & Judy Clark

John Laporte, Terry Mchugh, Andrew Felix.

*Also thanks to Amelia Cerling and Megan
Peterson for all their great coverage.


__Letter from U.S.
Senator Herb Kohl
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Please go to event follow-up
page for more information & photos:    
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_Honorary Partners
Wisconsin Public Radio
Dean Kallenbach
Mary Jo Wagner
Claire Couillard

Chippewa Valley Community Television
Richard Purves
Bob Burgess

Rolling Thunder, Chapter 4
Guy Pepper Hartl & the gang

Bikers for Christ, Indianhead Chapter (WI)
Mike Stibor & Bruce Brutall


Walmart  (Lake Hallie)
_Ailse of Honor Procession
Army Reserves - Colonel Richard Tagishita

Eau Claire & MN Marine Core recruiting Station-
Gunner Sergeant Murphy & Major Golvin

Eau Claire Air Force recruiting Station –
Staff Sergeant Gregoire

EC Fire Rescue Honor Guard

Eau Claire Boy Scouts,Troop 148
_Presenters & Coordinators
Congressman  Ron Kind

Dann Dunham
(Passed first Vietnam Veterans day bill)


Hmong SGU Milwaukee, Madison, &
Sheboygan & Vue Yang


Hmong SGU Wausau - Xeng Xiong

Cindy Macaulay  

Blia  Schwahn & North High-school Hmong multi-culture group

Phuong  and Thanh Tran & family
(Awarded Volunteer of the Year Award)

Robert Mann & Ho-Chunk Nation
Little Thunder Native American Drummers


Lilian  (entertainment)
Tom Nutting 

_Major Sponsors
Vietnam Veterans of America VVA
Chapter 331 - Larry Stork 
 VVA, Chapter  92 - George Adrian

Veterans of Foreign Wars
Altoona VFW & Auxiliary, Post 10405
VFW Post 1038, Leroy Jansky                          
VFW Post 7232, Bob Burgess
WI State VFW

American Legion Post 77
WI County Veterans Service Officer
Fogline
Amerasian Fellowship Association
EO Johnson Office Technologies
EC Sports Motor Harley Davidson
Micon Theater
Free Riders Press
Skin Prints
Borders (Eau Claire, WI)
Chippewa Valley Airport Service






_Sponsors
Eau Claire Army / Navy Store  

Eau Claire Slumberland  
C.Falls Cancun Mexican Restaurant  
A to Z Printing  
Ralph’s Shoes
Dooley’s Pub 
Scheels (Eau Claire)


_Appreciated Media  Coverage
Leader Telegram

Chippewa Herald  
WQOW News 18
Spooner Advocate   
Sawyer County Record
WOJB Radio
Volume One
WI Public TV
Milwaukee Sentinel Journal
LZ Lambeau
__Special recognition
Chuck Gorecki
Carolyn Olkives 
Mike Haley  
George Adrian
Leroy Jansky 
Greg & Peggy Johnson   

Tina  Susedik  
Addison Vang and all his friends!   Luyen Nguyen & Jerry Ho 

UW Stout Veteran’s Club
John Bruha’s Movie Review (CVCTV)  
Americorp- Brian Blahnik
Abdifatah Kofiro

Joeseph Skalamera  
Cody & Katie Stauner  
DOVV & Laura Hammons 

Ardyth & Kenneth Krause  
Jerry Bertram  
Harold  Kronenberg       
Lan Phan Phu   

David Backstrom  
Betty Wahl   
Maureen Slausen 
Greg Moore 

Gloria Christensen  
Tami  Schhraunfnagel   
Richard Ziemann

Kim Simac
Eau Claire Moose Family Lodge

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      • 2012 Event
      • 2010 First Official Event
      • VN War Era Symposium
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