Veterans Day Ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Description

This photograph shows a Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne delivered the opening remarks, and joined participating dignitaries, including the former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Colin Powell, along with Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Founder and President Jan Scruggs, Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation Founder and President Diane Carlson Evans, Mary “Edie” Meeks of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation, William Hansen of Lockheed Martin, and William Murdy of Comfort Systems. The ceremony was co-hosted by the Memorial Fund and the National Park Service to highlight the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior.

National Archives Identifier: 7913371

Full Citation: Photograph 48-DPA-11-11-07_SOI_K_NPS_VVM_IOD_7170.JPG; Veterans Day ceremony [and aftermath] at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [delivered the opening remarks, and joined participating dignitaries…; 11/10/2007; [Assignment: 48-DPA-11-11-07_SOI_K_NPS_VVM] Veterans Day ceremony [and aftermath] at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne [delivered the opening remarks, and joined participating dignitaries…]; Photographs Relating to the Secretary’s Trips, Speeches, and Other Functions, and Agency Officials, Events, and Managed Sites, 2005 – 2013; Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior, Record Group 48; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/veterans-day-ceremony-memorial/, December 27, 2025]

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