Veterans Memorial Fund Accomplished Its Mission ... and Pressed On

By Margaret Battistelli Gardner

Once again, Vietnam vets and their families are leading the way, and Vietnam is coming back into the spotlight, with high-profile projects such as big-budget films slated for release.

"We joke about it; we tell Jan we're just like a little time machine and that this is the 'Jan Method of Fundraising,'" Arbogast says. "You spend time gearing up, prepping, watching the pieces fall into place — then it reaches critical mass, that tipping point where it starts to enter mainstream media, and its relevance in the public increases. Then people see it and understand it better and want to know more.