Vietnam
Veterans of America to benefit from Veterans Tribute
Dragster
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is proud to be
included in the effort by drag-racing philanthropist
Evan Knoll to salute Vietnam veterans by dedicating
a Top Fuel dragster in memory of the 58,000
Americans who perished in Vietnam, along with those
still listed as missing in action, and the 2.8
million American veterans of the war.
"VVA
is honored that Mr. Knoll's car will carry our
organization's logo," said Vietnam Veterans of
America national president John Rowan.
"This is a very big step in helping us get the word
out that VVA has been working since 1978 in service
to America and that we live our founding principle
every day of the year: that never again will one
generation of veterans abandon another."
Knoll, the president of Torco Race Fuels in Decatur,
Mich., will honor Vietnam veterans and VVA with an
8,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragster that will be
driven by Melanie Troxel and will compete in all 23
NHRA POWERade Series races in 2007.
Vietnam veterans, he said, "did what their country
asked of them and regardless of what anyone's
political beliefs are, it's high time these men and
women got the due respect they deserve. That is what
this car is. It's a high-horsepower 'welcome
wagon.'"
Knoll and VVA also hope to bring awareness to the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., which
will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its
dedication in 2007. VVA is planning to honor The
Wall's 25th anniversary with a parade on
Nov. 10 in Washington, D.C.
For
more information, visit Vietnam Veterans of
America's Web site,
http://www.vva.org, or contact the project's
coordinator, Bobby Bennett, at HarleynSC@aol.com or
864-266-0937. For the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing
Series 2007 schedule, go to http://www.nhra.com/2007/schedule.asp.
Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) is the nation's only congressionally chartered
veterans service organization dedicated to the needs
of Vietnam-era veterans and their families. VVA's
founding principle is "Never again will one
generation of veterans abandon another."
