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Attached please find a press release about
Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam
veteran Brian M. Thacker's live chat with visitors
to The Virtual Wall on Sunday, July 30, 2000, at 7
p.m. EST.
Thacker, a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army
during the Vietnam War, armed only with his M-16
rifle, provided cover fire for his withdrawing
troops and then called for friendly artillery fire
on his own position to allow his men more time to
escape. Today, he serves as Chief of the
Management Support Division in the Office of
Administration for the Department of Veterans
Affairs. He also volunteers, along with other
Medal of Honor recipients, to speak to children
about patriotism, citizenship and honor.
The hour-long chat will begin at 7 p.m. EST on
www.thevirtualwall.org and will be limited to the
first 1,000 visitors. Thacker will discuss the
importance of patriotism and how it relates to the
legacy of the Vietnam War.
Developed by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
and Winstar Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: WCII),
The Virtual Wall is an interactive Web site in
which visitors may take a virtual visit of The
Wall and leave remembrances of loved ones and
family members who died in the Vietnam War. The
Web site has received more than 30 million hits
since being unveiled on November 10, 1998, at the
White House by Vice President and Vietnam veteran
Al Gore.
On Memorial Day, May 29, 2000, The Virtual Wall
was relaunched with several expanded features,
including monthly chat sessions, discussion groups
and the ability to create My Virtual Wall, which
allows visitors create personalized visits to the
Memorials virtual twin.
Please join us for this exciting event!
--
Alan Greilsamer
Director of Communications
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
1023 15th Street, Second Floor
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 393-0090 ext. 19 telephone
(202) 393-0029 fax
agreilsamer@vvmf.org
For immediate release For more information:
Alan Greilsamer
(202) 393-0090 ext. 19
CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT THACKER
SET TO CHAT ON THE VIRTUAL WALL
Live Chat On www.thevirtualwall.org Scheduled For Sunday, July 30 at 7 p.m. EST
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 27, 2000 - Congressional Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam veteran Brian M. Thacker will chat live with visitors to The Virtual Wall on Sunday, July 30, 2000, at 7 p.m. EST, announced Jan C. Scruggs, president and founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
Thacker, a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, armed only with his M-16 rifle, provided cover fire for his withdrawing troops and then called for friendly artillery fire on his own position to allow his men more time to escape. Today, he serves as Chief of the Management Support Division in the Office of Administration for the Department of Veterans Affairs. He also volunteers, along with other Medal of Honor recipients, to speak to children about patriotism, citizenship and honor.
The hour-long chat will begin at 7 p.m. EST on www.thevirtualwall.org and will be limited to the first 1,000 visitors. Thacker will discuss the importance of patriotism and how it relates to the legacy of the Vietnam War.
Developed by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and Winstar Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: WCII), The Virtual Wall is an interactive Web site in which visitors may take a virtual visit of The Wall and leave remembrances of loved ones and family members who died in the Vietnam War. The Web site has received more than 30 million hits since being unveiled on November 10, 1998, at the White House by Vice President and Vietnam veteran Al Gore.
On Memorial Day, May 29, 2000, The Virtual Wall was relaunched with several expanded features, including monthly chat sessions, discussion groups and the ability to create "My Virtual Wall," which allows visitors create personalized visits to the Memorial's virtual twin.
About the Memorial Fund
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc. is the non-profit organization authorized by Congress in 1979 to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Today, through a series of educational outreach programs, the organization preserves the legacy of The Wall and educates society about the impact of the Vietnam War era. For more information, visit www.vvmf.org.
About Winstar
Winstar is a leading broadband services company. The company is rapidly building one of the world's most widely available, end-to-end broadband networks. Winstar makes this network important and useful to businesses by providing a comprehensive set of high-quality, digital-age broadband services. These services include high-speed Internet and data, Web hosting and design, phone services, Web-based applications, e-commerce, professional services and Office.com®, A Service From Winstar, the top-ranked online business service for small and medium-sized businesses. For more information, visit www.winstar.com.
Except for any historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, which are described in Winstar's SEC reports and other filings.
Winstar and Office.com are registered trademarks of Winstar Communications, Inc.
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