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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund leads Valley Forge ride to honor 58,281 names; organizers outline route and safety plan
Summary
Organizers of a Valley Forge memorial ride said they were honoring the 58,281 names inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and briefed riders on a Montgomery Township route, escorting police, a 25–30 mph target speed, viewing locations and safety protocols.
Callie, a representative of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, opened the event at Valley Forge by saying the ride is meant "to honor and remember" the 58,281 individuals whose names appear on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. She told participants the group would line up for a photo, then open the sides of a trailer containing "some of the more than 400,000 items that have been left at the wall since 1982 when it was dedicated."
The ride was introduced as a public remembrance and a welcome to veterans and their families. Callie invited participants to visit the Wall during the day or at night and said the organizers will present participants with a commemorative…
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