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Page A47 JANUARY 2017 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A
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ICCFA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION TO HONOR JAN C. SCRUGGS
Jan C. Scruggs
STERLING,VA— “No single individual, in my view,
has had a greater positive impact in the past 35 years
on remembrance and memorialization than Jan
Scruggs and the Vietnam Memorial,” stated Jim
Price, president of the International Cemetery,
Cremation and Funeral Association’s (ICCFA)
Educational Foundation Scruggs, a returning Viet-
nam Veteran, conceived the idea of building the na-
tional memorial honoring 58, 286 Americans who
lost their lives in Vietnam on the National Mall in
Washington, DC. He launched this effort with his
own money and raised 8.4 million dollars in two
years. This emotionally moving and inspiring memo-
rial has had such a significant impact on how Amer-
icans began to grieve more “openly.” Prior to erect-
ing the Vietnam Memorial, there were no roadside
memorials. Both the memorial, visited by 5.6 mil-
lion annually, and the story of how it came to be are
remarkable testaments to the Americans who served
and to those who died in this unpopular war, and to
the fact that in America, one individual’s dream, no
matter how difficult, can still come true. In addition
to providing this country with such a powerful me-
morial, Scruggs continued as president and CEO of
the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund until his re-
cent retirement and raised more than 28 million dol-
lars over the past 35 years. These funds are going to
be used to build a Vietnam Educational Center on
the Washington, DC Mall (underground next to the
memorial). Since his retirement he is concentrating
his efforts as a member of the board of advisors of
another important group. Their mission is to assist
in coordinating efforts
to build Global War on
Terror Memorial on the
National Mall (gwotme-
).
He has served 3 presi-
dents since 1991 and is a
member of the Selective
Services National Ap-
peals Board and is cur-
rent chairman. Scruggs
is also the author of “To
Heal A Nation.”
The Educational Foundation’s “Lasting Impact
Award” will be presented to Scruggs at a special re-
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Tickets for seats in the lower bowl are
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only $35.
You can purchase these discounted
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Bridgestone Arena, 501 Broadway
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