LZ Peace Memorial

1:00 p.m. Sunday May 6, 2018
Agent Orange Memorial Ceremony

We'll be adding more names to our Agent Orange Memorial. Please join with us as we honor  Vietnam veterans who have died from being exposed to the deadly chemical herbicide we call "Agent Orange."  Over 20,000,000 million gallons of this chemical were sprayed in S.outhVietnam. We were told it was harmless. It would be similar to being sprayed with DDT and being told "not to worry. It won't hurt you."  It was in our water, in the air, and directly on us. It is the presumptive cause of many deadly diseases: cancer, diabetes, and many diseases we can barely pronounce.

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Southwest Airlines  Flight 5658    July 11, 2017.  

Southwest Airlines, Flight 5658, from Phoenix to Midway. Thanks for your interest in the LZ Peace Memorial, especially to the hardworking flight attendenta at the back of the plane. Give us a call or add a comment below, for a personal tour of our Vietnam Veterans Memorial. We'll even throw in an order of French fries. Did you know there's a link at the bottom of our home page for comments or remarks. Thanks again to all those who were interested, especially Florida State '92, and the rest of the crew for a safe flight home.​

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Flag Day   June 14, 2017

 Thank you to  those who attened the Flag Retirement Ceremony at LZ Peace Memorial on Flag Day 2017. Click here for all the photos and videos.  About 30 people attended our Flag Retirement ceremony. Ed (Mr. Marine) McMahon was in charge as Marines usually are. Father and son Daniel (Seabee) Burd and Todd (Senior Chief) Burd were the primary officiants. They also celebrated Father's Day together a few days early. Sierra 6, Charlie 6, John Paddock, Dan Todora, Dan Jensen, Lynn (Sky Capt.) Perry; Toni Cercelli and his wife were there. Oh, Nick Parnello was there too. We even had an Iraqi veteran RVC policeman show up. We missed Jim and Angie White for the first time.

 

Thanks to Pari Cruz from channel 17/39 and the guys from Channel 23. Thanks for your support.

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Jim White, a Gold Star dad dies at age 85.

Jim White, 85, of Rockford passed away Thursday, June 1, 2017, at Fairhaven's Christian Home. Jim was born July 9, 1931; the son of Carl and Mable White. Jim married the love of his life, Angie on May 1, 1954. Jim retired from National Lock after 33 years of service. He and Angie spent winters in Florida for 21 years and traveled to all 50 states.

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Beloved Gold Star Dad, Jim White, passed away on June 1st. He failed very rapidly over the last 2 - 3 weeks and died peacefully with Angie and their family by his side.    Jim and Angie's son, Kenneth, was killed in Vietnam in 1969. Jim and Angie were active in the Vietnam Veterans Honor Society and were sources of strength and encouragement and pride at veteran ceremonies held at the LZ Peace Memorial in Midway Village. Rain or shine they were there. 

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 Memorial Day   May 29, 2017

We'd like to thank the hundreds of people who came out today, Memorial Day, to honor all the brave veterans who have died in service to their country. It was a beatiful day; filled with sunshine, good people, and flags blowing in the breeze. Thanks to our Harley friends for their generous donation and to the anonymous donors. Your help is greatly appreciated.

ay Village. Rain or shine they were there. 

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 How the Agent Orange Memorial 

Read the story of how the Agent Orange memorial progressed from being merely a dream to becoming reality, thanks to people like you.  It's from the VietNow magazine.

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