October 12, 2016
10:00
AM
EVENT
Downtown Fayetteville Veterans Day Parade
Students from Cumberland County Schools to walk in parade with Vietnam Veterans. We will be #AmongHeroes.
SPONSOR: Cumberland County Veterans Council
LOCATION: Hay Street
More details to come.
10:00
AM
EVENT
Vietnam War Display
The Visitor Center at NC Veterans Park will be home to a Vietnam War display for the entire week of Heroes Homecoming V during regular business hours.
SPONSOR: NC Veterans Park
LOCATION: NC Veterans Park
More details to come.
10:00
AM
EVENT
Vietnam War-Era Exhibition
Several awesome Vietnam War-related exhibits to be on display during the entire week of Heroes Homecoming V, including:
Hugh’s Crate – Crate of deceased Vietnam Veteran containing memorabilia from the war which sat unopened in widow’s house decades after its arrival
Missing Man Table – Empty table set up to honor the POW-MIA
SPONSOR: Museum of the Cape Fear
LOCATION: Museum of the Cape Fear
More details to come.
2:00
PM
EVENT
A Soldier’s Heart: Understanding Vietnam Veterans’ Experiences Through Oral History
Dr. Cindy Briggs to share her oral histories of Vietnam Veterans. Her dad was a veteran himself and this fact made her interested in stories of other Vietnam Veterans.
SPONSOR: Museum of the Cape Fear
LOCATION: Museum of the Cape Fear
More details to come.
3:00
PM
EVENT
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Ceremony & Flag Display
The Hope Mills Veterans Advisory Commission is hosting a special memorial ceremony and flag display to honor our Vietnam Veterans.
SPONSOR: Hope Mills Veterans Advisory Commission
LOCATION: Hope Mills Veterans Memorial
More details to come.
11:00
AM
EVENT
Hello Vietnam – A Tribute to Bob Hope and America’s Heroes
A unique tribute to Bob Hope & America’s Heroes with Bob Hope and Marilyn Monroe who are re-enacted by actors.
SPONSOR: ASOM
LOCATION: ASOM
More details to come.
12:00
PM
EVENT
Heroes Homecoming Motorcycle Rally
Rocking motorcycle rally to end at Festival Park with food vendors, bands, contests, etc. Family-friendly and free.
SPONSOR: Freedom Biker Church (feat. Rolling Thunder)
LOCATION: Festival Park
More details to come.
1:00
PM
EVENT
The Moving Wall Dedication
A moving experience designed to honor and pay tribute to our Vietnam Veterans – a half-size replica of the Washington, DC, Vietnam Veterans Memorial which has toured the country for over three decades
SPONSOR: ASOM
LOCATION: ASOM
More details to come.
3:00
PM
EVENT
Hello Vietnam – A Tribute to Bob Hope and America’s Heroes
A unique tribute to Bob Hope & America’s Heroes with Bob Hope and Marilyn Monroe who are re-enacted by actors.
SPONSOR: ASOM
LOCATION: ASOM
More details to come.
1:00
PM
EVENT
Book Signing with Mark Bowden
Mark Bowden is the bestselling author of Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, as well as The Best Game Ever, Bringing the Heat, Killing Pablo, and Guests of the Ayatollah. He reported at The Philadelphia Inquirer for twenty years and now writes for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and other magazines. Join him at ASOM to discuss his new book, Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam.
SPONSOR: ASOM
LOCATION: ASOM
More details to come.
