American Valor Quarterly Issue 1 - Winter 2007 | Page 35
Thank You For Your Support!
The American Veterans Center, with its two divisions the World War II Veterans Committee and the National
Vietnam Veterans Committee - is grateful for your
continued support in our shared mission of preserving the
history and legacy of America’s veterans and service
members. Through its various programs, the Center has
sought to provide an outlet for veterans to share their
experiences with the public, and to teach their lessons to
the younger generation. The support of thousands of individuals across America has allowed the Center to expand its
efforts over the years, instituting a number of quality projects, including:
The National Memorial Day Parade
Held each year along the National Mall in Washington, DC, and
featuring nearly 200 elements and over 250,000 spectators. Since
its creation in 2005, the parade has grown to be among the largest
in the nation, and serves to remind Americans of all generations
of the sacrifices made by our uniformed men and women.
Documentaries and Radio Series
The Center has a long history of producing quality radio
documentaries in association with the Radio America network.
Included is the award-winning World War II Chronicles on which
this publication is based, D-Day: They Were There and Pearl
Harbor: 60 Years of Echoes. More recently, the Center has
sponsored two weekly radio series, Veterans Chronicles and
Proudly We Hail, both programs featuring interviews with
America’s great heroes.
Annual Veterans Conference
Our quarterly publication, which provides the opportunity for
veterans to share their stories, in their own words with an
audience of tens of thousands of people. Copies of AVQ are
also donated to nearly 200 VA hospitals and vets centers around
the country, as a way to say “thank you” to our veterans, and
those who care for them.
Youth Activities and Educational Outreach
The underlying theme of each of our programs is to build an
appreciation of America’s veterans and military history among
young people. Students and youth groups are encouraged to
participate in AVC activities, and the Center sponsors essay
contests, a high school and college scholarship, and an
internship program, all providing an opportunity for young
people to learn about - and from - America’s uniformed heroes.
Supporting Our Troops
Every Veterans Day weekend America’s greatest veterans gather
to share their experiences with an audience of several hundred
students, fellow veterans, and the public. The 2006 conference
was televised live on C-Span, and viewed by thousands of
Americans.
Honoring those who have sacrificed. The
American Veterans Center is proud to support
those veterans and service members who have
been wounded in the line of duty. Pictured above
is Medal of Honor recipient Col. Robert Howard
with our wounded service members and representatives of the Young Marines.
American Valor Quarterly
In addition to featuring the stories of those currently serving in
our publications and radio programs, and including them in the
National Memorial Day Parade, the Center is proud to sponsor
regular events for our wounded heroes currently undergoing
rehabilitation at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda
Naval Hospital.
Interns and students are given the opportunity to
meet, and learn about, America’s greatest
From the Greatest Generation to the latest generation. It
battlefield heroes. Here, former intern Michael
is the lessons and inspiration provided by those veterans
O’Donnell visits the grave of Joe Ronnie
who have come before that is so valuable to the young
Hooper, the most decorated soldier of the
people of today. Through the American Veterans Center’s
Vietnam War. Michael researched Hooper’s
many events, we seek to bring these generations together,
story, which he wrote for publication.
as above, where young ROTC students speak directly to
the legendary Tuskegee Airmen at the 2007 conference.