Memorial Day Remembrance, Saturday, May 28, at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet
The public is invited to attend a Memorial Day Remembrance at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet Saturday, May 28 at 10:00 a.m. The event will take place in their Food Court in the middle of the second row, Row B.
Chapter 1011 of the Vietnam Veterans of America will begin the remembrance by presenting the American flag, and will also honor veterans in the audience by presenting flags for the five branches of the Armed Forces.
Well-known Arizona performers, The Needham Twins, will sing the National Anthem, and other patriotic favorites.
Children are also welcomed at the event. There will be face painters and balloon magicians to entertain young and old alike from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Before and after the remembrance, adults and children are invited to write notes and color pictures to go into ‘Packages From Home’ care packages. Packages From Home sends thousands of care packages to military personnel serving in the Middle East every year, and will not send a package out without including a personal note or picture in it.
The Jewish War Veterans Copper State Post 619, a significant contributor to the Carl T. Hayden Veterans Affairs Hospital and Arizona StandDown, a three day event serving homeless and at risk veterans and their families will participate as well.
Mesa Market Place is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. and is at 10550 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209, at exit 193 Signal Butte Rd. and Hwy 60. Info: 480-380-5572 and www.mesamarket.com. Fully handicapped accessible. Free Parking, admission, and entertainment.
Vietnam Veteran Remembrance, Saturday, March 17, at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet
The public is invited to attend a Vietnam Veteran Remembrance at the Mesa Market Place Swap Meet Saturday, March 17 at 11 a.m. in the stage area of the Food Court.
The Motorcycle Color Guard of America will begin the remembrance. by presenting the American flag, and will also honor veterans in the audience by presenting flags for the five branches of the Armed Forces and the POW MIA flag.
Keven Moen will sing the National Anthem, and other songs.
The Patriot Youth Corps will remember those who gave their lives by performing the Salt and Wounded Warrior ceremonies.
Army Medic, Chuck Byers will ‘Welcome Home’ fellow Vietnam Veterans, will share his tour in Vietnam and reflect on the faithfulness of Vietnam-deployed troops to their mission and to one another.
The Arizona Military Museum will set up a display of Vietnam-era militaria for this event. The museum is located at Papago, at the Arizona National Guard base at 52nd St. and McDowell Rd In Phoenix. It is run by the Arizona National Guard Historical Society
The Vietnam Veteran, who was shunned in the 1960’s and 1970’s by the public, is an advocacy powerhouse today, partnering with Korean War Veterans to ensure that Afghanistan and Iraq Veterans are cared for and honored properly, something denied to them.
This remembrance is not only to remember the more than 58,000 service people who died, it is a tribute to the continuing sacrifices made by surviving Veterans and their families to ensure that the returning veteran is supported and has an honored place at the American table.
Before and after the remembrance, adults and children are invited to write notes and color pictures to go into ‘Packages From Home’ care packages that will be sent to Armed Forces personnel serving in the Middle East.
The Mesa Market Place is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and is at 10550 E. Baseline Rd., Mesa, AZ 85209, at exit 193 Signal Butte Rd. and Hwy 60. Info: 480-380-5572 and www.mesamarket.com. Fully handicapped accessible. Free Parking, admission, and entertainment
