Up Honor Our Vets 22 South Mississippi Daytona Rogue Farewell, Larry Honor Our Vets Horse Kickin' Fun Beachtober Welcome Home Heriatge Rally Rogue's 100th Dew Droppin South Bound Biker's Paradise Jammin' The Keys Rallying In Texas Georgia Punch Little Sturgis Spirat Party 99 RIP Biggen Benefit Heading South Spirat Party 98 Art of Harley Biker's for Babies Local Contributors Contributing Pervert Goodbye Gloria Rogue Rev. John Herlihy Space Coast BD

 

 

 

NAME

 

16TH ANNUAL VIETNAM VETERANS REUNION

 The reunion is sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of Brevard County, Florida, and has grown drastically over the years and is now the largest grassroots reunion in the nation. It starts off on Sunday with a motor cycle escort, which this year had over 2000 riders, meeting the Moving Wall which is the 4 replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. and bringing it to Wickham Park in Melbourne, Florida. Crowds of people line the route waving and cheering as the procession goes by.

 The wall is assembled and other preparations are made so that everything is in order for the Opening Ceremony. The Opening Ceremony is at the Wall on Monday evening. The ceremony includes the presentation of colors, the laying of wreaths, several distinguished speakers, a rifle salute, and taps. The Memorial is then open to the public 24-hours-a-day until the closing ceremony on Sunday evening. There is a staff of people available to answer your questions and help in any way they can.

The wall and what it represents is the reason for this reunion. It is very impressive and if you ever get a chance to visit it, I strongly suggest that you do.

The reunion was also put together so that the healing could start and those that were having problems from the war could meet with others that were there. It starts with “Welcome Home Brother.”

In another section of the park the party part of the reunion starts at Friday at 4:00 p.m. and that’s where you will find the music, parties, food and drinks, people camping, military vendors and displays along with other ceremonies.

The party continues until the closing ceremony on Sunday at 7:00 p.m. back at the Wall with a candle light vigil and everyone placing their candles at the wall.

The reunion has its serious time, but it is also a time for seeing old friends and getting to spend some good time with them. Of course every year you get to make new friends too, so the party just goes on and on.

I would like to remind every one to thank our military people that are now serving to protect our country and pray they make it home safe.

The Reunion schedule for 2004 is the Wall will arrive April 18th and be on display until the 25th, with the Reunion being 23rd-25th, 2004.

For more information contact Rogue at rogue@bikerrogue.com or visit the Reunion web page at http://members.aol.com reunion.html.

—Rogue

 

 

 

This article is from Biker Number 218 April 2004 an Easyriders magazine.

Photograhy by Rogue.

 

 

 

Home ] Up ] Honor Our Vets 22 ] South Mississippi ] Daytona Rogue ] Farewell, Larry ] Honor Our Vets ] Horse Kickin' Fun ] Beachtober ] [ Welcome Home ] Heriatge Rally ] Rogue's 100th ] Dew Droppin ] South Bound ] Biker's Paradise ] Jammin' The Keys ] Rallying In Texas ] Georgia Punch ] Little Sturgis ] Spirat Party 99 ] RIP ] Biggen Benefit ] Heading South ] Spirat Party 98 ] Art of Harley ] Biker's for Babies ] Local Contributors ] Contributing Pervert ] Goodbye Gloria ] Rogue ] Rev. John Herlihy ] Space Coast BD ]

 

Send mail to rogue@bikerrogue.com with questions or comments about this web site.

For operational failures from this site contact webmaster@bikerrogue.com 
Copyright © 2001-2008 Rogue Photography
Last Modified: 07/22/10