19 October 2011

Patriots, Comrades, Vietnam Veterans and all Other Veterans,

Alamo Chapter 366, Vietnam Veterans of America of

San Antonio, Texas challenges all of you to match (or exceed!) our $2,000 contribution in support of the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Fund Education Center at The Wall in Washington, DC.  Our gift is in response to San Antonio’s own Peter Holt’s challenge gift of up to $1,000,000 for the Education Center at The Wall.  This Challenge gift means that in Texas, for every dollar you donate, he’ll match it, essentially doubling your donation. 

Will you join Peter Holt and Alamo Chapter 366, Vietnam Veterans of America in this effort to remember the more than 3,400 Texans who made the ultimate sacrifice?  100% of your contribution goes towards the costs of building the Education Center at The Wall. Please indicate your participation in the “Texas Challenge” on your check made payable to the VVMF Education Center.

VVMF

2600 Virginia Ave NW, Suite 104

Washington, DC 20037

Go to www.buildthecenter.org for more information about the Education Center and the “Texas Challenge”.  You may also view an excellent video of the Education Center at The Wall on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/user/VVMFEducationCenter#p/a/u/1/GMi-YKWxLwQ

An integral part of this challenge is the initiative to remember the fallen and participate in gathering photo’s of the 3417 Texans whose names appear on The Wall.  Help the VVMF “put a face with the name”.

We know you will accept our challenge and the - Texas Challenge – and help make the Education Center at The Wall a reality. 

Respectfully submitted by Vietnam Veterans of America Alamo Chapter 366 “Challenge Committee”

Tex Stiteler, Chairman

Javier Patron

Tom Ballinger

Howard Ray

Dan Medrano

Manuel Trevino

“NEVER AGAIN WILL ONE GENETRATION OF VETERANS ABANDON ANOTHER”