12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Two day event.
Friday, October 20,2023
Festivities start at Plainfield High School at 1700 hours, with a sit down dinner. Each veteran can bring his guardian and one family member or one friend to the dinner. Each veteran and his guardian will receive an IHF shirt and credentials for their next day flight to Washington DC. Each veteran will be presented with a Vietnam lapel pin. A short slide show will be given showing the memorials they will see the next day, and safety instructions will be given.
Saturday, October 21,2023
Breakfast will be served at Plainfield High School starting at 0430 hours for 86 Vietnam Veterans and their guardians. After breakfast they will load onto buses for their trip to Indianapolis Airport for their flight to Washington DC. Upon arrival they will board tour buses for their transportation to Arlington, WWII, Air Force, Lincoln, Korea, and "The Wall". Another plane flight to Indianapolis and a bus ride to Plainfield High School, the veterans will walk the hall of glory, lined with American flags being held by Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Young Marines and various civic groups. They will enter the gymnasium, where the crowd awaits them. Once all 86 Vietnam Veterans are introduced individually they are released to their waiting family and friends.