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Help us Build the Center

After building The Wall, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) continues its mission to honor, educate and heal by building the Education Center at The Wall. The Center will be the place on the National Mall where the stories and sacrifices of our heroes will never be forgotten.

Education Center Leadership

HONORARY CHAIRMAN
ADVISORY BOARD CHAIRMAN
NATIONAL SPOKESMAN
Gen. Powell Advisory Board Chairman National Spokesman Tom Selleck
Gen. Colin Powell, USA (Ret.) Gen. Barry McCaffrey, USA (Ret.) Tom Selleck


Campaign Leadership Council

Governor Haley Barbour
Mississippi

Maj. Gen. John R. Batiste, USA (Ret.)
President, Klein Steel Service

Governor Steve Beshear
Kentucky

Alan B. Buckelew
President and CEO, Princess Cruises

R. Thomas Buffenbarger
International President, IAMAW

Gerry Byrne
VP of Media & Entertainment, Nielsen Business Media

Frank Campanaro, USA (Ret.)
CEO, Trillacorpe Construction LLC

Marshall N. Carter
Chairman, NYSE Group Inc.

Clarence P. Cazalot Jr.
President and CEO Marathon Oil

John V. Cogbill III
Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

Maj Gen Neal Creighton, USA (Ret.)

Paul W. Critchlow
SVP Communications & Public Affairs, Merrill Lynch

Governor Mitch Daniels
Indiana

John Garcia
Former Secretary of Veteran Affairs, New Mexico

Governor Chris Gregoire
Washington

Brig Gen David L. Grange, USA (Ret.)

The Honorable Chuck Hagel

Governor Dave Heineman
Nebraska

Michael Heisley
Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Heico Companies
Majority Owner, Memphis Grizzlies

Peter Holt
CEO of Holt Caterpillar
CEO and Owner of San Antonio Spurs

James “Marty” Irving
CEO, Irving Interests

James E. Jardon II
Founder, President, and CEO, Jardon & Howard Technologies

Governor Bobby Jindal
Louisiana

Tom N. P. Johnson
Managing Director, Morgan Keegan

W. Thomas Johnson
Former President, Chairman and CEO, CNN

Jay Kimbrough
Former Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor of Texas

The Honorable Robert Kimmitt
United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury

James V. Kimsey III
Chairman Emeritus, AOL

William Kupper Jr.
Former CEO, BusinessWeek

Kenneth G. Langone
Chairman, President, and CEO,  Invemed Associates, Inc.

Richard B. Lieb
Board of Directors, SEI Investments Company

The Honorable Frederic V. Malek
Chairman, Thayer Capital Partners

Lt. Col. Jerry Martin, USMC (Ret.)

Governor Bob McDonnell
Virginia

David J. McIntyre Jr.
President and CEO, TriWest Healthcare Alliance

W. James McNerney Jr.
Chairman, President and CEO, The Boeing Company

Robert S. Morrison
Former President and CEO, Quaker Oats Co

James J. Mulva
Chairman and CEO, ConocoPhillips

William F. Murdy
Chairman and CEO, Comfort Systems USA

Gen Richard Myers, USAF (Ret.)
Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

David Napoliello
Vice President, Land and Armament, BAE Systems

Bill Nelson
President and CEO, HBO

Governor Martin O’Malley
Maryland

Governor Deval Patrick
Massachusetts

Governor Rick Perry
Texas

Governor Bev Perdue
North Carolina

The Honorable Douglas Peterson

The Honorable Larry Pressler
Principal, Pressler Group, LLC

Brig Gen George Price, USA (Ret.)

Col Jeff M. Quirk, CSC
Chief of Staff and Assistant Defence Attaché
Australian Defence Staff, Embassy of Australia

The Honorable Thomas J. Ridge

The Honorable Charles S. Robb

Frederick W. Smith
Chairman and CEO, FedEx Corporation

David B. Speer
Chairman and CEO, Illinois Tool Works, Inc

Robert J. Stevens
Chairman, President and CEO, Lockheed Martin

The Honorable Thomas White

Gen Anthony Zinni, USMC (Ret.)
Chairman, BAE Systems