The Post home sets on 30+ acres with a 5 acre lake. The brick building has 13, 440 sq. ft. of floor space. There are R.V. spaces with water and electrical hook ups only (small fee)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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American Veterans Traveling Tribute & Traveling Wall Coming to town

 

Lufkin,Texas— Veterans and active members of America's armed services travel great distances and make great sacrifices to preserve and protect freedom and liberty, how far will you travel to honor their contribution?

The American Veterans Traveling Tribute and Traveling Wall will visit the Veteran's Of Foreign Wars Post 1836 May 21,2009 thru May 25, 2009. A ceremony will be held to honor local veterans and active-duty service men and women on Friday May 22, 2009 @ 1:00 pm. The tribute event is sponsored by the Angelina County Veterans Day parade Committee (ACVDC), Disabled American Veterans Chapter 84 (DAV) and the Veterans of Foreign Wars 1836 (VFW)

The mission of the project is to travel the nation to honor, respect, and remember men and women who served, and to pay specific tribute to those who gave all in that service. Since the tribute is mobile it allows people to honor and respect veterans and active military personnel without having to travel great distances to do so.

The AVTT presents several Cost of Freedom memorials and exhibits with its centerpiece being the Traveling Wall, an 80 percent scale version of the Viet Nam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C.

Across its 370-foot length the wall contains every single name etched on the original. At its apex the memorial is an impressive eight-feet tall. The traveling wall was completed in early 1998 and began traveling that year. AVTT's traveling wall is the largest Wall replica traveling the USA, and is not to be confused with several other replica Walls; The Moving Wall, The Dignity Wall, the Wall That Heals. These replica Walls do a fine job, and we are all on a mutual mission.

The other memorials and exhibits included in the AVTT event include:

• The Cost of Freedom Memorial: A series of stand-up exhibits created in gold dog tags to record the names of those who gave their lives for our freedom since Vietnam and including present day Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. This is a stunning exhibit for all to see.

• 911 Memorials'. A stand-up exhibit with lighted twin towers to make sure "we never forget". Each name is recorded according to their location at the time of the tragedy.

• Walk Of Heros: A series of stand-up's that pay tribute and provide education regarding our country's history, as well as conflicts America was involved in to insure our freedom. Freedom did not come for free and these tributes represent the true cost of freedom as paid in lives.

• Vietnam Remembered: A nationally acclaimed art display of original paintings and more, for viewing, education, and reflection.

• Tribute Panel: Anyone can purchase a silver custom inscribed dog tag to place on our tribute panel. This is a tribute and a personal message to a loved one, past or present. This tribute panel travels the USA with all other exhibits.

• World War II: To assure all living veterans are honored, AVTT presents displays of pictures and information to pay specific tribute to WWII veterans.

• Korean War: A beautiful pictorial display of the men who fought the forgotten war along with battle maps and the war timeline.

Remembering, educating, and respect are the main focuses of AVTT. These special tributes and exhibits mean The AVTT is fully the American Veterans Traveling Tribute.

About the AVTT:

The American Veterans Traveling Tribute is a veteran-owned project committed to travel the USA to honor, respect, and remember those who served, and pay specific tribute to those who gave all.

AVTT is not government sponsored or affiliated, but funded through sponsorship fees, donations, and sale of merchandise at events. AVTT works with The Traveling Wall Foundation; an IRS designated charitable non-profit organization. Donations or support to AVTT's mission, via the foundation, are qualified charitable tax deductions.

For more information or to schedule an AVTT event, visit www.avtt.org or call (507)

380-2465.

The DAV and VFW are local Veteran Service Organization who work in the community assisting veterans and their families as well as contribute to many community organizations. One of the missions for these organizations is to promote patriotism and help educate the youth in their community. The ACVDC was established seven years ago and works each year to assure that the veterans of Angelina County are honored with a parade each Veteran's Day as well as assists VFW and DAV in their patriotic events.

We need your help in locating the Oldest Female and Male Veteran, a Gold Star Mother and a Prisoner of War so that we can honor them during the opening ceremony.

Put information about the local sponsor groups and contact information Teresa Johniken

936-634-1792, Marilyn Davis 422-5779, Carl Zylstra 875-5260 or Jack Greene 634-4133.
 

 
 
 
 
DID YOU KNOW?
The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States is the oldest major U.S. Veteran's organization. It was organized in 1899 and received its Congressional Charter is 1936. There is over 9,500 Posts worldwide with a membership of 1.9 million
The Department of Texas' Veterans of Foreign Wars was started June of 1921, which now has 436 Post consisting of 93,501 members. It is also the largest Veterans' organization in Texas.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1836 in Lufkin, received its charter in October 1937. It is one of the largest Post in Texas (building & land). Its building is also one of the nicer VFW structures. The VFW members and the city of Lufkin should be proud of this Post home.
 

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