American Veterans Traveling Tribute & Traveling Wall 2010

Klamath Falls, Oregon — The American Veterans Traveling Tribute and Traveling Wall visited Klamath County Fair Grounds for the first “Klamath Freedom Celebration 2010” on Thursday July 1st through Monday July 5th.

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: Each name is recorded according to their location at the time of the tragedy, lest we forget.
• Walk Of Heroes: A series of stand-ups 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 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.

KLAMATH FREEDOM CELEBRATION'S MISSON IS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO ALL ACTIVE AND NON ACTIVE MILITARY, POLICE AND FIRE MEN AND WOMEN!

For donations, escort, vendor & riding of the wall~ information contact:
Doug Brown 541-281-7094 or Chris Brown 541-281-7096
or VFW Commander Ron Ballard 541-882-0057

Click here to download a copy of our promotional poster (PDF)

Wynne Broadcasting/The Eagle 104.7 has put together a very heartfelt radio commercial for the Klamath Freedom Celebration.  Thank you Randy Adams and Kelly Clark!
Click here to listen!

If you would like to donate to the Wall, please click the Donate button below. You don't need to have a PayPal account to donate; you can use your credit card on the PayPal Payment page that will appear. Simply scroll down the page and in the left column click the "Continue" link above the credit card logos.

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