2017 Annual Report - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund by Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

2017 | A N N UA L R EPORT

VIETNAM VETER ANS ME MO RIAL FUND F O U N D E R S O F T H E WA L L

VVMF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS John C. Dibble Attorney at Law VVMF Chairman of the Board Alan Buckelew COO, Carnival Corporation William F. Murdy Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army Chairman, Thayer Hotel and Thayer Leader Development Group Major General Michael J. Nardotti, Jr., USA (Ret.) Special Counsel, Squire Patton Boggs LLP

Lt. Col. Janis Nark, USAR (Ret.) President, JJ Snow, Ltd. Harry G. Robinson, III, FAIA, AICP President, TRG International Professor & Dean Emeritus, Howard University John O. Woods Jr. Sr. Principal/ Chairman Emeritus Woods Peacock Engineering Consultants VVMF Board Treasurer Jim Knotts^ VVMF President and CEO ^Indicates non-voting member of the Board of Directors

OUR MISSION The mission of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is to honor and preserve the legacy of service and educate all generations about the impact of the Vietnam War.

I N 2017, V V M F C OM M E MOR AT E D T H E 35T H A N N I V E R S A RY of the dedication

of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The Wall was built in 1982 on a promise to ‘never forget’ those that served and sacrificed all in Vietnam. VVMF has kept that promise over the last 35 years by honoring the service of all and preserving the legacies of those who died during the war and since returning home. It’s our goal to ensure that younger generations learn about the lasting impact of the Vietnam War on American families. Over the past year, we welcomed more than five million visitors at The Wall in DC. Across America, we engaged with more than 250,000 visitors at The Wall That Heals – including 34,000 Vietnam veterans and 14,000 students in 39 different communities. We compiled a book of “Wall Magic” stories – stories of unbelievable coincidences, twists of fate and “magical moments” that have brought long-awaited healing and reunited loved ones. These are stories that our volunteers at The Wall witness every day.

Through our In Memory program, we honored more than 400 Vietnam veterans who returned home and later died from causes related to their service. At our annual ceremony, the families of these veterans spoke of healing and at long last – acknowledgement – for their loved ones’ service and sacrifice. From the more than 4,000 photos collected in 2017 by volunteers across the country for the Wall of Faces to the thousands of items left at The Wall and curated for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection over the past year – the continuing impact of the Vietnam War is all around us. In 2017, VVMF’s reach expanded across the country and online and impacted more veterans and their families than ever. It’s only because of the generous support of our donors that we can continue our work to honor, preserve and educate every day. I hope you’ll explore in these pages some of the incredible work that VVMF was able to do in 2017 because of your support. We look forward to what we can do together in 2018 to ensure that our nation’s Vietnam veterans will always be remembered for generations to come.

JIM K NOT TS, PR E S I D E N T and C E O of V V M F

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E V E RY DAY, V V M F WOR K S TO HONOR the service and sacrifice of the Americans who served in Vietnam. We honor the service of all and preserve the memory of those who died during the war and since returning home. On the days that our nation sets aside to honor service and sacrifice – Memorial Day and Veterans Day – VVMF hosts thousands of attendees at our annual Observances at The Wall. Memorial Day 2017 featured Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, co-directors of The Vietnam War on PBS, speaking about what they learned after working on their film for more than 10 years. In March, we commemorated the 35th anniversary of the groundbreaking of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. In June, we held our annual In Memory ceremony and honored 412 Vietnam veterans whose lives were cut short as a result of their service after they returned home. The following day, more than 2,800 roses were laid at the base of the Memorial to honor fathers, and those that never had the chance to become fathers, on Father’s Day. In September, we held a candlelight remembrance at The Wall on National POW/MIA Recognition Day to honor our missing service members and their families. All of these ceremonies and events are made possible through the support of our generous donors.

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HONOR

HEAL

T H ROUGH T H E WA L L T H AT H E A L S , VVMF is able to reach into communities across America to honor those who served and sacrificed in Vietnam and educate younger generations about the impact the Vietnam War and era had on American families. It gives Vietnam veterans and their families who may not have a chance to travel to Washington, D.C. an opportunity to visit The Wall. The Wall That Heals visited 39 communities in 2017 spreading Page legacy to more than 250,000 visitors The Wall’s healing including 34,000 Vietnam veterans and 14,000 students. The mobile Education Center gives communities a teaching moment to educate about the lasting impact of the Vietnam War and era. In 2017, the mobile Education Center was updated to include new items left at The Wall and new stories of those on The Wall. We continued our partnership with the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) to provide trucking companies and drivers to “Haul The Wall” from community to community. A special thanks to USAA as the presenting sponsor for the 2017 tour with additional sponsorship provided by PBS, GEICO and FedEx. The Wall That Heals runs on support from our generous corporate sponsors and individual donors.

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PR E SE RV E

IT IS V V MF’S PR I V ILEGE TO PR ESERV E the legacies of the more than 58,000 service members inscribed on The Wall and physically care for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial site. More than five million people visited The Wall in Washington, D.C. in 2017 and VVMF strives to provide each visitor with the best experience possible. Four times a year, VVMF ensures that the Three Servicemen Statue and In Memory plaque look their best by having an Object Conservator attend to them. The care of the lawn around the Memorial and the printing of new directories are also part of VVMF’s care and preservation efforts for the site. Each spring, VVMF receives names from the Department of Defense that they’ve determined should be added to the Memorial. In 2017, we added three names to The Wall. We also changed the status of five service members who were accounted for the previous year. Through the support of our generous donors, VVMF can facilitate and fund these changes to the Memorial and provide for the preservation of the Memorial site for generations to come.

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IN 1982, THE WA LL BEG A N with a promise to never forget. Keeping that promise puts education efforts at the forefront of our mission. We must educate current and future generations on the lasting impact of the Vietnam War and era. VVMFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high school-level curriculum, Echoes from The Wall, continues to expand across the country. Available free-of-charge and complete with background readings, in-class and extension activities and lecture presentations, the materials focus on four areas of impact: social, military, media and politics. In 2017, VVMF partnered with PBS Learning Media to make Echoes from The Wall curriculum accessible online. We hosted 17 Items Left at The Wall distance learning programs â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to virtually connect students and senior centers around the country with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection of items left at The Wall. We also partnered with the Smithsonian to create a Learning Lab page about the Vietnam Era. We hosted a Girl Scout Day at The Wall in October with nearly 400 Junior and Brownie Girl Scouts in attendance. VVMF can continue and expand these educational efforts because of generous supporters across the country.

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E DUC AT E

Renderings by Ralph Appelbaum Associates

E DUC AT ION C E N T E R

THE NE XT STEP IN V V M F ’S M IS SION to EDUCATE is the campaign to build the Education Center at The Wall. Currently in the fundraising stages, many exciting developments happened in the last year. With all necessary approvals now in hand, only raising the required funds stands in the way of starting construction. In 2017, the capital campaign received the largest single cash donation in its history when Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded VVMF with a $10 million grant towards building the Center. Tremendous progress was made in the campaign to find a photo of every service member on The Wall. More than 4,000 photos were collected in 2017. These photos, currently displayed online in VVMF’s Wall of Faces, will be displayed in the future at the Education Center at The Wall. In January of 2017, we announced that we’d surpassed the 50,000 photos collected mark. VVMF’s curatorial staff continues to curate and research items for the virtual collection of Items left at The Wall and the future Education Center. More than 1,400 items were curated in 2017. Just like The Wall, the Education Center can only be built from private funds from VVMF’s generous supporters.

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S TAT E M E N T OF AC T I V I T I E S ď&#x161;ş Year Ended September 30, 2017

Revenue and support:

Contributions Donated goods and services Site fees Special events: Special event gross receipts Cost of direct benefit to donors Investment income, net Loss on foreign currency translation Other income Net assets released from restrictions Total revenue and support

Expenses:

Memorial legacy Education center Ceremonies and events The Wall That Heals Education programs Memorial maintenance Total program services Supporting services: Fundraising General and administrative Total supporting services Total expenses

Net assets:

Change in net assets Beginning of period End of period

Permanently Restricted

ST 2017 Totals

2016 Total Expenses (as Restated)

Unrestricted

Temporarily Restricted International Partners Other

$ 6,291,922 2,206,163 274,000

$ 10,210,460 905,080 -

$ 16,502,382 3,111,243 274,000

$ 10,652,649 579,691 206,325

473,679 436,917 1,511,544

(189,601) -

1,005,355 (1,511,544)

1,479,034 (189,601) 436,917 -

383,808 (179,965) 612,616 390,645 -

$ 11,194,225

$ (189,601)

$ 10,609,351

$ 21,613,975

$ 12,645,769

6,187,321 1,129,568 469,925 736,185 199,301 156,176

3,688,506 781,793 370,694 686,138 212,869 200,650

$ 8,878,476

$ 5,940,650

Direct m Salaries

Public rel

Consulti

Facility a

Professi

Travel an

Deprecia

Special e Other

TWTH - Tr Caging

Name ad Website Printing

Bank cha

Insuranc

Dues and

Photos a Contribu

Supplies

1,623,046 286,073

2,180,876 369,993

1,909,119

2,550,869

$ 10,787,595

$ 8,491,519

406,630

(189,601)

10,609,351

10,826,380

4,154,250

Capitaliz Educatio

14,479,471

10,430,994

4,415,935

200,000

29,526,400

25,372,150

Subtotal

$ 14,886,101

$ 10,241,393

$ 15,025,286

$ 200,000

$ 40,352,780

$ 29,526,400

Telephon

Meals an

Service p Repairs Taxes, li

Indirect

Total Exp

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S TAT E M E N T OF F U NC T ION A L E X PE NSE S ď&#x161;ş Year Ended September 30, 2017

Direct mail and digital media Salaries and benefits Public relations - Donated services Consulting Facility and equipment rental

Ceremonies The Wall and Events That Heals

Education Memorial Programs Maintenance

Total Programs

2017 Total Expenses

2016 Total Expenses (as Restated)

$ 901,597

$ 3,521,237

$ 3,798,851

744,918

1,745,384

1,773,443

3,047,080

464,422

24,349

39,349

135,614

368,229

174,024

206,268

236,563 346,003

Memorial Legacy

Education Center

General and Fundraising Administrative

Indirect Total Supporting Costs Services

$ 2,570,345

$ 41,128

$ 2,901

$ 5,266

$ 2,619,640

$ 901,597

303,349

98,066

189,225

254,860

96,752

58,214

1,000,466

325,740

77,770

341,408

2,142,000

905,080

3,047080

2,040

1,380

40,309

31,400

9,875

11,261

96,265

15,000

261

31,983

32,244

Professional fees

21,296

1,687

23,069

11,876

52,138

323,745

387,759

410,828

Travel and lodging

29,533

1,204

16,121

122,221

531

1,240

170,850

40,579

3,113

1,504

45,196

216,046

227,697

Depreciation and amortization

590,849

1,520

28,612

620,981

15,202

636,183

643,612

Special events

107,197

15,394

122,591

2,087

1,600

2,232

5,402

175

106

9,515

893

2,256

1,237

4,386

13,901

26,042

TWTH - Transportation of the Wall

74,248

Caging

167,769

107,407 48,366

Other

Website

Name additions

66,257

3,279

5,829

6,276

2,981

702

85,324

6,732

6,534

13,266

98,590

61,736

Printing and postage

37,019

8,720

5,947

812

52,558

5,526

15,173

20,721

73,279

80,605

Bank charges

47,580

47,622

47,631

78,879

Insurance

102

14,186

23,796

37,982

38,084

46,563

Dues and subscriptions

5,742

91,153

18,100

Photos and video Contributions and sponsorships Supplies

61,741

2,341

18,323

180

82,585

4,969

3,599

8,568

8,182

1,500

9,682

499

10,181

16,058

18,319

917

10,348

18,847

100

551

49,082

1,671

6,417

6,729

14,817

63,899

70,402

22,384

22,765

5,708

180

271

13,647

3,106

22,914

4,193

718

553

5,464

28,378

22,765

15,940

Repairs and maintenance

3,229

4,106

52,582

59,917

97,046

Taxes, licenses and filings

19,290

31,564

50,854

13,986

Capitalized costs for Education Center

(93,904)

(101,790)

5,968,925

1,057,554

340,944

571,198

112,739

127,762

8,179,122

1,487,044

182,486

938,943

2,608,473

10,787,595

8,491,519

218,396

72,014

128,981

164,987

86,562

28,414

699,354

136,002

103,587

(938,943)

(699354)

$ 6,187,321

$ 1,129,568

$ 469,925

$ 736,185

$ 199,301

$ 156,176

$ 8,878,476

$ 1,623,046

$ 286,073

$ 1,909,119

$ 10,787,595

8,491,519

Telephone Meals and entertainment Service provider fees

Subtotal Indirect Expense allocation Total Expenses

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L EG AC Y OF SE RV ICE COU NCI L Lilly Endowment, Inc. Heisley Family Foundation Republic of Korea USAA

LE A DER SHIP BE N E FAC TOR S Alan B. and Christine Buckelew Mr. & Mrs. William F. Murdy PBS (Public Broadcasting Service) PenFed Credit Union Edie Morad Ross Wells Fargo

HEROE S GU ILD Bank of America Kiewit Companies Foundation Mastercard Incorporated Pritzker Military Museum & Library

V V MF DONOR S

VA L O R C L U B Patricia R. Ainsworth

Mr. Daniel J. Brestle

Mrs. Dorothy L. Crooks

Mr. Lon M. Hanson

American Express

Brown Helicopter, Inc.

Mrs. Carol R. Cruden

Ms. Donna C. Harris

American Legion Post 605

Lisa Burke

Cloude Cunningham

Mrs. Dorothy S. Harris

American Legion Post 117

Carl Burnett

Nate Hawk

Mr. Steven Anderson

Capitol Indemnity Corporation

Dale City VFW Recreation Council

Christopher Archbold

Mario H. Dozzo

Mr. Kenneth Carroll

Gerald E. Dubois

Danielle Cassidy

Rex Duhn

Dr. Reginald Chisholm Hon. Henry Cisneros

Lt Gen. Charles W. “Bill” Dyke, USA (Ret.) & Dr. Ann Bisconti Dyke

Mr. Walter Berg

Janet Clark

Mr. Leroy Elfmann

Derek Bonin

Ms. Laura Claxton

George Fowler

Mr. Wayne Bowers

Woodworth Clum

R. J. Garrison Jr.

William Bowers

Mr. Willie M. Collins

Nancy Gibbs

Ms. Barbara Bowman

Nels Cornelius

Kathleen Glines

Leonore Bozich

Steve Crawford

Ms. Mary Hamma

Mr. Charles Balbach Barbara Barker Major Virgil M. Berdine USMC (Ret.)

Mr. Christopher Henes Frank Holmes Clement Horstman GySgt Ronnie House Diane Howland Arthur D. Huebner Mr. John Iappini Stephen G. Jakala Robert B. Jenkins Michael Johnson Michael W. Keefe Elizabeth Kelly

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V A L O R C L U B (continued) Korean Vietnam War Veterans Association of The USA

Diana Lyon

Ms. Carmen McReynolds

Mr. Dennis S. Ochterski

Mr. James MacAulay

Peter Michael

Olde Towne Realty, Inc

Kathryn Krause

Lulu MacKey

Lonnie Miller

Gilbert Omenn MD

Jack Kreisher

William MacKin

Mr. Alfred G. Morris

Phillip Lewis Paley

Mr. Jerome M. Kruszka

John Manning

Mr. Geoff Morrison

Mr. Joseph Pawlus

Kermit Kubitz

Mr. John K. March

Mr. Joseph F. Mulligan

Lawrence Pelis

Mr. & Mrs. William P. Kupper Jr.

Marsh & McLennan Companies

Bruce Mulvany

Thomas Petrarca

Joseph L. Murphy

Mr. Leo Pierce Jr.

Mr. R. Labarge

Re McClung

Ms. Eleanor Murray

Hildegard Pilotte

Mr. John Langley

Mr. Red McCombs McCombs Enterprises

Norman & Thuy Murray

Dr. Anthony Pogodzina

Maj. Gen. Michael Nardotti, Jr., USA (Ret.)

William Prout

Mr. Loyd T. Lavender Ms. Huong Le Mr. James Lentz Mr. Robert G. Lorenz Mr. Chuck Lowrey Ms. Kurtice Luther

Mr. Robert McConnell Robert Gerald McDonald J. Burke McHugh Bill McKelvey David McMunn

Nationstar Mortgage New York Community Bank Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Obermiller

Isaac I. Foundation Mr. Edward W. Robinson Mr. Richard M. Rosenberg

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V A L O R C L U B (continued) San Francisco Elks Lodge #3 Mr. Steven Schlachter Col. Jack Schmidt Dr. Ralph Sevelius Mr. O. Griffith Sexton Nancy Sinatra Michael Slyck Teri Smelser

Tommy Smith Ms. Diana Stewart Mr. J. Scott Stumpff Mr. Leonard Sullivan Jr. Supervalu, Inc. Mr. Lee Taylor John J. Tegan Jr. Ms. Dorothy C. Thielges

GySgt Frank L. Thompson USMC (Ret.) Mr. Mark Tucciarone Ms. Eleanor Tuck Kristin Lowe Fund and Tulsa Community Foundation Janet Ulrich UnitedHealth Group United Way of Greater Philadephia & Southern New Jersey

Mr. Timothy J. Weber Charles Weiss Donald W. Wetmore Mr. Elmer Wetzel Mr. James J. Whelchel Mr. William T. White III Helen Wickesberg Mr. & Mrs. Danny L. Williams Mr. William A. Williams

Hal Valeche

Donald W. Witmer

Vectren Foundation, Inc.

Mr. Walter M. Wood Jr.

VVA Chapter 227

James Wright

VVA Chapter 722

Col. Thomas J. Wright

D. Allen Watters III

Jean Zettler

Rodney Weber

Ms. Jacqueline Zwirner

PAT R I O T S L E AG U E Ms. Eileen Adams

Mr. David Baldwin

Ms. M. F. Bergquist

Russell Bradway

BGen. & Mrs. Ron Adams

GYSGT Paul Ballantyne, USMC (Ret.)

Robert F. Bertrand Jr.

Capt. Michael Brannon, USN (Ret.)

Elizabeth G. K. Akaka

Dennis G. Bartoletti

Caroline and Karl Alff

Col. Oscar Bayer USAF Ret.

Barbara Allison M. M. Althouse Mr. Rodney R. Ambrogi Joe and Vonnie Andrews American Legion Johnson-Costello Post 355

Tom Bayless Mr. Bruce Beatty Robert Beaver Keven Beecher Dennis Beene

Mr. George Anglim

Robert J. Beggio

David Ray Arndt

Col. Dennis Behrens

Carolyn Arpin

David L. Bellis

Bryan & Carol Baarts

Gerald Bender

Kalah Babbs

Ltc. Michael D. Berendt

Mr. Lawrence Baer

John Berger

Mr. Horace Baker

Mr. Richard Berger

Mr. & Mrs. Dwight & Joyce Beyer Charles Bingman

Bravo Company 1/22nd 4th Infantry Vietnam Veterans

Frederick Birkner

Mr. James R. Brehm

Ms. Carolyn Bloom

Mr. Robert Bridges

Ms. Sally Smith Booth

Emc Ss Jerry D. Brookman

Kenneth G. Bopp Mr. Michael J. Boudreaux

Clarence Brown, USAF (Ret.)

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P A T R I O T S L E A G U E (continued) Roxanne Brown

Ms. Linda Caslana

Mr. Bryce G. Concklin

Brian Dillistin

Daniel R. Bruckner

Ms. Catherine P. Caspole

Carmen Connicelli

Mr. & Mrs. David Dixon

Catherine Brug-Reeves

Luke Cates

Mr. Hugh C. Cowan III

Mr. Don Bryan

Charles Caussain

Ms. Marjorie H. Cristea

Dr. & Mrs. Charles Donlan

Britton Buchanan

Mr. Larry Cavanaugh

Col. Ralph E. Cross Jr.

Mr. Myron E. Burnett

Mr. Paul Edward Cerkan

Mr. James Cuddy

Ms. Frances Helen Butler

Chained Eagles of Ohio, Inc.

Clay Cummins

Milton D. Drummond, Jr., USMC

Ms. Sharon Davis

Mr. James Duffy

Sharon A. Davis

Mr. George B. Duke

Antonio Deanda

Ms. Dorothea Dumdie

William Dearn

Capt. Richard A. Dunn, NC USN (Ret.)

Mr. John Campbell Joseph L. Cannava Wayne Caouette Mr. Richard Caplin

David Chamberlin Jeanne Chandler Mr. Lynn Alan Chappell

Michael D. Carodine

Mr. William T. and Deidre Lee Chisholm

Mr. Joseph Carroll

David Christie Jr.

Mr. Dean D. Deming

Steve Carter

Chester Cichon

Cynthia Despres

Derek Cartmill

Classic Glass Corvette Club

Jeffrey Diamond

Pam Casiday

Eartha Collins

Ed Decker

Patricia Dietz

Mr. Richard G. Dooley Mr. John Drew

Mr. Joel A. Earnest Ms. Susan Easton Mr. Benny Edney Mr. Charles Elder William Ellis

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P A T R I O T S L E A G U E (continued) Mr. W. Ellison

Stella & Jeffrey Fletcher

The GE Foundation

Mr. Gordon Hanson

Rafael Engel

Mr. James Flynn

James Gehring

Mrs. Constance Hatfield

Timothy Ennor

Mr. Bob Foley

Mr. Fred D. Gibson Jr.

Robert G. Hatfield

Ltc. Randy Everson, USA (Ret.)

Mr. James C. Forney

Stephen Gibson

Gary P. Hauser

Susan Lynne Foster

George Gillispie

Doris B. Hazam

Mr. James Fraser

LTC Robert E. Graham (Ret.)

Mr. George Hecht

Mrs. Lynda Faber Mr. Donald Falk Mrs. Cathleen Farr Knights of Columbus, Father Vincent Capodanno Assembly 3457 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Assembly 1211

Mr. Michael Fredrick Jerry T. Freeman Mr. Dave Fry Darrell Fulfer Major Walter Fulton Mr. Thomas J. Fusco

Mr. John Dewitt Gregory Joseph Howard Gresham John Grillo

Mr. John L. Hecklsmiller P. E. SGM Leonard Hembd, USA (Ret.)

Douglas L. Guirl

Steven A. Henre, USA Ret.

SFC Bill Guthrie (Ret.)

Mr. James Henry

Ms. Norma L. Haas

Mr. Richard D. Herges

Clyde Haerle

Paulette Herman Mr. John Herren

Mr. Dennis Fenstermaker

Terry M. Galvin

Diane Ficke

Tawoda Usti Ganohili

Mr. John P. Finn

John Garcia

Major James A. Hankins, USA (Ret.)

Rodney T. Fitzgerald

Ms. Mary Anne Gardner

Mr. Stuart Hankins

Walter E. Fleischer

Mr. Holland Garnett Jr.

Mr. Earl E. Hewey Jeretta Hey

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P A T R I O T S L E A G U E (continued) Steve Hill

Eugene S. Ince Jr.

Mr. Robert M. Kain

SMSgt USAF (Ret.)

Mr. Richard B. Holmes

CW3 William H. Isham Jr.

Mr. John Kaminski

Mr. John G. Kolb, Jr.

Mr. Joseph Kane

Michael Korber

Sark Kavookjian

Mr. Rudy Kosits

Charles F. Keating

Francis J. Laignel Jr.

Nancy Keck

Mr. David Lane

Stephen Kelly

Willard Latham

Sheridan Kennedy

George Lathrop

Mr. John H. Kerrigan

Han Lau

Mr. Stephen W. Keto

Steve Learned

Ms. Ann M. Kilian

Mr. John K. Ledbetter

Sally A. Kinney

Mr. Norman A. Levin

Mr. Roland Kinsman

Mr. Richard Levinson

John Kirchner

Mr. David J. Levy

Mr. William Kirkland Jr.

Courtland Lewis

Ms. Sarah Klar

Mr. Donald Liggett

Mr. Herman J. Knuppel,

Mr. Floyd E. Lindsey

Mr. Eugene Homer Jr. George Horner Capt. Richard L. Horner Bernard E. Horrigan Lt. Cmdr. Ronnie Richard Horton, USN

Mr. Milton Jackson Lamoine Jacobs Mr. Robert E. Jacoby Jr. Lupita Jimenez Mr. Lonnie Johnson

Peter Howson

Wayne Jones

Mr. Larry Hyland

Charlotte Joseph

P A T R I O T S L E A G U E (continued) Andrew Loduha

Mr. Robert Manning

Gregory J. McDonald

Mr. Jack Milne

Mr. Anthony E. Lorber

Peter Markarian

Mark Mingey

Mr. Randall Lovette

Sgt. Jerry L. Marston, USMC (Ret.)

Mr. & Mrs. Henry McDonnell

Mr. & Mrs. Larry K. Lowe

Mr. Rick Martin Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. John McGowen

Harry Mitchell Peggy & Henry Miyares

Mr. Michael McMath

J. D. Moore

Ms. Norma Marvel

David McShane Ltc. (Ret.)

Col. Robert L. Morris Jr., USA (Ret.)

Shirley Masakowski

Charles R. Miller

Mr. Dean A. Morrison

Dave MacKin

Mrs. Marlene E. Maslowski

Ronald Miller

Mr. George Mueller

Steve Macri

Gary Mason

Mr. James Maddox

Mrs. Linda Mathews

C. Edward Mahaffey

Mr. Thomas R. May

Maurice Mahoney Jr.

Mr. Hugh Mc Gaughey

Gary Maksimoski

Mr. Charles E. Mc Hugh

Mr. Thomas Mallabar

Mr. Thomas Mc Laughlin

Lynnette Maly

Mr. Ronald McCarty

Mr. Patrick T. Luzio

Jerry and Elena Marty

Joe & Patricia Mac Inerney Mr. Donald MacDonald

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P A T R I O T S L E A G U E (continued) Mr. S. Nakahara Mr. Ernest Apodaca Navarro Mike Nelson William K. Nelson Col. Francis Nerone, USA (Ret.)

Pacific Aviation Museum Pearl Harbor

Lt. Col. Donald Perton (Ret.)

Mr. Richard E. Palmatier

Caroline L. Peterson

Robert E. Palmer Mr. Jacob Paltzer Mr. William Park

Ms. Ruth H. Newman

Fran Darr Parker

Doris Norris

Mr. James L. Parker

John J. O'Brien

Mr. Gary E. Parlet

Gene O'Donovan

Mr. Robert Parr

Steve Oglesbee

Mr. Thomas Passaic

Nathan Olivas

Thomas A. Pawlish

Mr. John Olshefski

Bruce Pecsi

Mr. William Olszewski

Jo Pedro

Mrs. Antoinette M. Orem

Michael Pelc

Mr. John C. Peterson Lyle Peterson Mrs. Delores Philbeck Ms. Roberta J. Pitts Mr. Gary L. Powell Mr. Marshall Prange III Rita Press

Mr. Ronald Regan Mark J. Reicher Mr. Leo Reitan Rick Ridenhour Mr. Thomas J. Riggs Darlene Rowell Mr. Gary A. Ruby Mr. Phillip Russ Capt. John J. Ryan

David A. Pryzbylski

Col. George J. Sakaldasis, USAF (Ret.)

Peggy Quarles

Mr. Donald Salo

Mr. Rodney T. Quinn

Ms. Cheryl Saltus, SeAir Properties

Mr. Thomas Rabb Dennis Ragan Larry Randall

James Salvaterra Mr. David Saulter

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