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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Ladies and Gentlemen,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>The North Texas Patriot Guard has been asked to escort the very
first Vietnam Wall replica ever created into Pilot Point, TX on Wednesday
morning, May 7, 2009. The staging area and time for staging have not yet
been determined. This will be scheduled when we know exactly where the
truck and personnel will be staying overnight prior to coming into Pilot
Point. For those not familiar with Pilot Point, it is located just
Northeast of Denton in Denton County. The wall is scheduled to arrive at
the square in Pilot Point at 8:30 AM so this will be an early morning ride for
many. I have pasted below a release from the organizers concerning this
particular soldier’s memorial and web sites are included if you would
like additional information. I have also attached a document that
includes the information below and a schedule of events for Pilot Point and a
list of items that the local organizers are still looking for to help them with
this event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>The organizers asked that I emphasize (since our mission e-mails go
to a diverse list of individuals) that all motorcycle organizations and groups
are invited to attend and participate in the escort, and cages are welcome also.
I would ask that PGR cages might want to decorate in an appropriate patriotic
manner if possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>We have the National Day of Prayer ceremony at North Hills Hospital
at noon on May 7 also but with an 8:30 AM arrival time on the square in Pilot
Point this leaves us with ample time for a safe ride to North Richland Hills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>We must always keep in mind, however, that our primary mission is the
honor missions we may be asked to conduct. Those must always take
precedence and will continue to do so. Our focus has not changed and will
not change. We will continue to do these Help on the Home Front types of
missions when we can but never at the expense of an honor mission.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Thanks, everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Message about the Wall is below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Steve Lucas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>Deputy State Captain<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:blue'>North Texas PGR<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:24.0pt'>VET-NET<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:18.0pt'><img width=80 height=24 id="Picture_x0020_1"
src="cid:image002.jpg@01C9CA6A.1351EC90" alt="V-N_Logo"></span></b><b><span
style='font-size:18.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>North Texas Headquarters<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd.</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>P.O. Box 1032<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Pilot Point, Texas 76258-1032 U.S.A.</span><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:18.0pt'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></b><span
style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:9.0pt'>as of May 1st, 2009 @ 2:05 AM<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>TO: Motorcycle
Clubs, Groups and Riders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SUBJ: Escort
for </span><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The
Moving Wall</span></i></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;position:relative;
top:-2.0pt;mso-text-raise:2.0pt'>™</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> to
Pilot Point, Texas and Other Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Vietnam
Combat Veterans, Ltd.</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> and <b>VET-NET,
North Texas</b> are bringing </span><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Moving Wall</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;mso-text-raise:2.0pt'>™</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> to North Texas </span><b><span style='font-size:
11.0pt'>May 7~11, 2009</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>, on the </span><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>Pilot Point Town Square</span></b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>, </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>as it was
ten and twenty years ago, in March, 1989 & 1999. Pilot Point is the only
community in Texas where </span><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Moving Wall</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;mso-text-raise:2.0pt'>™</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> will appear this year. There will be a
motorcycle escort for </span><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Moving Wall</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;mso-text-raise:2.0pt'>™</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> vehicle, in advance of the set-up, which will be
on </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Thursday, May 7<sup>th</sup></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'>. The escort will be from the place of lodging to the
Pilot Point Town Square and will begin in time to arrive at the Square by<span
style='color:black'> </span>8:30 AM. Departure time and place will be
announced, as soon as it is determined.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><span style='font-size:18.0pt'>
</span>About <b><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The
Moving Wall</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;position:relative;
top:-2.0pt;mso-text-raise:2.0pt'>™</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=HTMLBody style='margin-right:.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
"IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody style='margin-right:.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
OF THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody style='margin-right:.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AND OF <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody style='margin-right:.25in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
THOSE WHO REMAIN MISSING ARE INSCRIBED IN THE ORDER <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>
THEY WERE TAKEN FROM US." </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=HTMLBody> <b><i><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Preamble of the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody style='text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>"</span></b><b><i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Moving Wall</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;mso-text-raise:2.0pt'>™</span><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>"</span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> is
the half-size replica of the Washington,<b><i> </i></b></span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>D.C. <b><i>Vietnam
Veterans Memorial</i></b></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> and has been
touring the country for almost twenty-five years. Vietnam Veteran John Devitt
attended the 1982 Washington dedication, where he felt the positive power of
"<b><i>The Wall</i></b>." He vowed to share that experience with
those who did not have the opportunity to go to Washington. </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>John
conceived the idea. John, Norris Shears, Gerry Haver and other Vietnam Veteran
volunteers built </span><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The
Moving Wall</span></i></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;position:relative;
top:-2.0pt;mso-text-raise:2.0pt'>™</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>.
It went on display for the first time at Tyler, Texas in October of 1984. </span><b><i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Moving Wall</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;mso-text-raise:2.0pt'>™</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> travels the USA, from April through November, spending
about a week at each site. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>For complete historical and
background information about </span><b><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The Moving Wall</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;position:relative;top:-2.0pt;mso-text-raise:2.0pt'>™</span><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> visit: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><u><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'>http://www.TheMovingWall.org/</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>or<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=HTMLBody align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://vet-netnorthtexas.org/">http://VET-NETNorthTexas.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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