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Nashville’s Salute to Vietnam Veterans at Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, 1981 October 04
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Nashville’s Salute to Vietnam Veterans at Centennial Park, Nashville, Tennessee, 1981 October 04
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Title
Nashville’s
Salute
to
Vietnam
Veterans
at
Centennial
Park
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
1981
October
04
Personal name
Hudgins
,
Kolleen
;
Fulton
,
Richard
Corporate name
Parthenon (Art museum : Nashville, Tenn.)
Topical entry
Veterans--Tennessee--History--Sources
Families--Tennessee, Middle
Rites and ceremonies--Tennessee--Nashville
Urban parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Parks--Tennessee--Nashville
Military ceremonies, honors, and salutes--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry
Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Nashville (Tenn.)--Social life and customs
Description
A
scene
from
Nashville’s
Star-Spangled
Salute
to
Vietnam
Veterans
,
hosted
by
Mayor
Richard
Fulton
and the
Davidson
County
Veterans
Coordinating
Council
at
Centennial
Park
on
October
4th
,
1981
. The
festivities
started
with a
fly-over
by
three
Huey
helicopters
from the
Tennessee
Army
National
Guard
and
two
C-130
troop
transports
from the
Tennessee
Air
National
Guard
.
Two
Nashville
natives
, and
former
prisoners
of
war
,
Vice
Admiral
William
P
.
Lawrence
and
business
executive
John
Deering
were
presented
with
bronze
medallions
and
certificates
of
appreciation
at this
special
event
.
Entertainment
at this
special
event
included
the
Balph
Brothers
, the
Concert
Band
of the
101st
Airborne
Division
at
Fort
Campbell
,
Sports
Parachute
Skydiving
Club
of
Fort
Campbell
,
Opryland’s
Gospel
Quartet
,
Community
Choir
,
Dancers’
Studio
, and the
Winters
Brothers
Band
.
Forms
part
of the
Kolleen
Hudgins
,
Director
of
Special
Events
,
Mayor’s
Office
Collection
.
1
photograph
:
b
&
w
.
Publisher
Metropolitan
Nashville/Davidson
County
Archives
,
Nashville
Public
Library
Date
1981-10-04
Type
Still
Image
;
Photographs
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Kolleen Hudgins Collection - Box 3 F24 Vietnam Veterans Salute 1981 001
Relation
Kolleen
Hudgins
,
Director
of
Special
Events
,
Mayor’s
Office
Collection
Coverage
1980-1989
Rights
U.S
. and
international
copyright
laws
protect
this
digital
content
,
which
is
provided
for
educational
purposes
only
and
may
not be
downloaded
,
reproduced
, or
distributed
for any
other
purpose
without
written
permission
.
Please
contact
:
Metro
Nashville
Archives
,
615
Church
Street
,
Nashville
,
Tennessee
,
37219
.
Telephone
(615)
862-5880
.
Location
Closed Stacks, Kolleen Hudgins, Director of Special Events, Mayor’s Office Collection
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