Dear Brothers;

After months of work and research, our Vietnam Monument in Soldiers Park, LaPorte will finally be finished. The engraver will be adding to the monument the names of LaPorte County men who died in the Vietnam War. The re-dedication ceremony is SATURDAY MAY 29, 1999 AT 11:00 AM. I expect to see all members in attendance, unless you are working, out of town, or dead.

Since we have been using the LaPorte VFW Post for meetings, and for our fund raising events for a couple of years now at no charge, we have decided there is something we can do to repay them for their generosity. On the East Side of the building, between the building and the lake, many trees and shrubs are growing wild, and will soon obstruct the view of the lake. has taken on the project of clearing this mess up. We figure with some of our able-bodied men, we can do this within a few hours. We will undertake this project on Saturday morning June 12, starting at 9:30 AM. I really hope to see a good turn out for this, we owe it to the VFW for all they have done for our organization, and it will be fun to do something with your fellow Vet brothers. Plan to attend.

We are officially entered in the July 4^th parade in LaPorte. If you don’t already have your cammies and boonie hat, get it ready. We will meet at the Bakery Store on east Linclonway, between Jackson and Adams, at 0930 AM. I hope we have a bigger than usual turn out This last year of the 20^th century.

YOUR 1999 ANNUAL DUES ARE NOW DUE, PLEASE SEND $12 BEFORE JULY 1 AND YOU WILL GET YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARD IN THE JULY NEWSLETTER.

MAKE PLANS NOW TO ATTEND THE RE-DEDICATION CEREMONY, SATURDAY MAY 29, 1999 AT SOLDIERS MEMORIAL PARK, PINE LAKE AVENUE LAPORTE 11:00 AM

Sincerely;
Richard J. Mrozinski Jr.

President, Vietnam Veterans Inc.