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Lighting up. (The Goodness America).(Michael Shanahan donates funds to cover cost of refurbishing light system at Vietnam Veterans Memorial)(Brief Article)

The New American

| June 17, 2002 | Lee, Robert W. | COPYRIGHT 2002 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Syndicated columnist John McCaslin reported on May 15th that visitors to the 20-year-old Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington had noticed earlier this year that 24 of 68 halogen footlights illuminating the wall were not functioning. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Association (VVMA) subsequently hired an electrical contractor to refurbish the lighting system. On May 18th, as the work began, VVMA founder Jan Scruggs was standing by the wall when Michael Shanahan, chairman of the ...

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