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City Announces New Location for Vietnam Veterans Wall Display to be at Fire Station #4, Branson

Branson Veterans Homecoming Week is Nov 4-11, 2024

City Announces New Location for Vietnam Veterans Wall Display to be at Fire Station #4, Branson Branson Veterans Homecoming Week is Nov 4-11, 2024 (Branson, MO, October 17, 2024) The City of Branson announces a new location for the 2024 traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial, soon to be unveiled at Fire Station #4, 250 Champagne Blvd., Branson. For nearly a quarter of a century, the people of the region have celebrated the ‘Vietnam Veterans Branson Wall’ during Veterans Homecoming Week in Branson, which takes

Lisa B. Rau

City of Branson Communications Director

(417) 527-0649 or (417) 294-7586

 

Mariya Serykh

Communications Specialist

(417) 559-3177


(Branson, MO, October 17, 2024) — The City of Branson announces a new location for the 2024 traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial, soon to be unveiled at Fire Station #4, 250 Champagne Blvd., Branson. For nearly a quarter of a century, the people of the region have celebrated the ‘Vietnam Veterans Branson Wall’ during Veterans Homecoming Week in Branson, which takes place this year November 4-November 11, 2024. The Wall had been on display at the former Welk Resort Branson Theatre, however, new owners with Hyatt Vacation Club chose to donate the Wall to the City of Branson.

“We are grateful to be the recipient of such a welcome gift,” said Branson Mayor Larry Milton. “The location of Fire Station #4 is a beautiful setting for such an impressive display,” said Milton, who explains the Memorial will eventually have a new permanent home at the Branson Police Department facility, now under construction, slated to open in late 2025.

The official half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, modeled after the most visited memorial in Washington, D.C., spans nearly 240 feet in length and lists the more than 58,000 names of the Nation's fallen heroes in the Vietnam conflict.

Mayor Milton, along with area Veterans, will hold a ‘Welcome to Veterans Homecoming Week’ address, Monday, November 4, 2024, at 4:30pm at Fire Station #4, 250 Champagne Blvd. The brief ceremony will be carried live on the City of Branson Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BransonCity

PRESS NOTE: Members of the Media are invited to attend. For interviews/questions, please call Lisa B. Rau, City of Branson Communications Director, at 417.527.0649 or 417.294.7586; or Mariya Serykh, Communications Specialist, at 417.559.3177.

 

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