Capitals to Take Part in "Reading of the Names"
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 2:49 pm
Washington Capitals wrote:Capitals to Take Part in "Reading of the Names" at Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Friday, Nov. 9
ARLINGTON, Va. – Washington Capitals captain Chris Clark and defensemen Brian Pothier and Tom Poti will take part in the Vietnam Veteran Memorials’ “Reading of the Names,” on Friday, Nov. 9 on the National Mall. The event, which spans 65 hours over a four-day period, is one of many special activities planned during the month of November to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Memorial. Players will begin reading their respective lists of 30 names of war veterans beginning at 2:14 p.m. All three players taking part in the ceremony were born and raised in the United States. Clark hails from Connecticut, while both Pothier and Poti are natives of Massachusetts.Code: Select all
WHO: Washington Capitals players Chris Clark, Brian Pothier and Tom Poti
WHAT: "Reading of the Names" at Vietnam Veterans Memorial
WHEN: Friday, Nov. 9
Event begins at 2 p.m. Players are each allotted two minutes to read 30 names.
Schedule: Pothier at 2:14 p.m., Poti at 2:16 p.m., Clark at 2:18 p.m.
WHERE: Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Washington, DC 20037
