Largest Gathering of Vietnam Veterans to Meet in La Vista, Nebraska on April 30 – May 1 for Visit to Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

• The event includes largest organized Vietnam Veterans contingent
  from any U.S. state to visit Vietnam Veterans Memorial in
  Washington, D.C.
• More than 650 Vietnam Veterans to gather at JQH’s Embassy Suites
  by Hilton Omaha – La Vista Hotel & Conference Center in Nebraska
  to participate in Vietnam Veterans Flight – 2017: “The Final
  Mission.”
• Omaha, Nebraska-based non-profit Patriotic Productions has
  organized four planes and hundreds of volunteers to help ensure
  veterans from Nebraska have a memorable experience visiting
  Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
• From April 30 to May 1, 2017, various activities are slated for
  Vietnam Veterans and their families, including pre-flight dinner
  and program at hotel; Vietnam Veterans Memorial visit in
  Washington, D.C. with wreath presentation; local Home Front tour
  with wives; and welcome home celebration with thousands of
  greeters at Lincoln Airport.

• More than 650 Vietnam Veterans* from Nebraska, hundreds of their
  wives and family members, and hundreds of volunteers
  *Fifty
  of the 652 Vietnam Veteran participants were awarded Purple
  Hearts, 10 received Distinguished Flying Cross, and 37 percent
  were exposed to Agent Orange. (Source: Patriotic
  Productions/Veteran DD-214s)

• Thousands of welcoming greeters at Lincoln Airport in Nebraska
  for Vietnam Veterans’ celebratory return arrival
• JQH’s Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha – La Vista Hotel &
  Conference Center, serving as pre-flight host site for veterans
  and their families
• Patriotic Productions, a non-profit coordinating veteran
  flights, volunteers and related event activities

• Sunday, April 30, 2017**
  5:00 – 7:00 p.m. CDT:
  Pre-flight program and dinner at hotel is scheduled for 652
  Vietnam Veterans and their family members.

• Monday, May 1, 2017**
  4:00 a.m. CDT: Vietnam
  Veterans and volunteers’ departure is slated from Omaha Airport
  for Washington, D.C. day trip.
  9:00 a.m. – 10 p.m. CDT:
  Veterans’ wives and families to participate in local Nebraska
  Home Front touring activities.
  10:15 a.m. EDT:
  Wreath presentation to take place at apex of Vietnam Veterans
  Memorial in Washington, D.C. with expected dignitaries to
  include Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, U.S.
  Senator for Nebraska Deb Fischer, and Nebraska Congressmen.
  (Note: Approximate time at Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8:30 a.m.
  – Noon EDT)
  Approximately 9:00 p.m. CDT: Welcome
  home celebration with thousands of greeters at Lincoln Airport
  is scheduled for Vietnam Veterans’ return flight from
  Washington, D.C.
  **Events are open to members of the
  media with select events requiring advance security clearance at
  airport, if desiring preferred access for arrival celebration.

WHERE:

• Pre-flight program and dinner: JQH’s Embassy Suites by
  Hilton Omaha – La Vista Hotel & Conference Center, 12520
  Westport Parkway, La Vista, NE 68128
• Wreath presentation with Vietnam Veterans and dignitaries:
  Apex at Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
• Welcome home celebration: Lincoln Airport, 2400 W.
  Adams St., Lincoln, NE 68524

PATRIOTIC

PRODUCTIONS:

Bill and Evonne Williams of Omaha founded award-winning Patriotic
Productions as a non-profit to support their desire to honor the
U.S. military and to share that opportunity with others who wish
to do the same. Go to www.patrioticproductions.org
to support veterans initiatives, including Veteran Flights and the
“Remembering Our Fallen” traveling photo memorial recognizing the
Fallen who have died in The War on Terror since September 11, 2001.