CPT Versace Statue-Rocky Versace Plaza & Memorial
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Memorial Day Ceremony at 11 AM on Monday, 27 May 2013 at the Captain Rocky Versace Plaza in Alexandria. The "Friends of Rocky Versace" (Capt. HR Versace, USMA 1959, posthumous Medal of Honor Recipient and Ranger Hall of Fame Inductee) will host a program to honor both the 67 Alexandrians who were KIA/MIA during the Vietnam War and all our nation's Fallen Military Heroes. The Program will include: (1) reading the names of Alexandria's 67 Vietnam War Fallen Heroes; (2) reading the Capt Versace Medal of Honor Citation; (3) reading the Tribute to Capt Versace written by his fellow PoW, 1Lt James "Nick" Rowe; (4) Wreath laying; and (5) the playing of "Taps." Observance will be outdoors at the Mt Vernon Recreation Center in the city of Alexandria.
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