4-STAR GEN. BARRY McCAFFREY, SAN ANTONIO SPURS OWNER PETER HOLT, VVMF PRESIDENT JAN SCRUGGS TO REPORT ON VIETNAM TRIP BY VETERANS AT NATIONAL PRESS CLUB “NEWSMAKERS” NEWS CONFERENCE; URGE RECONCILIATION, DEMINING, EDUCATION

FRIDAY, FEB. 26, 10:00AM, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, ZENGER ROOM,
14th and F STREETS NW, 13TH FLOOR;  McCaffrey to issue written report

(Washington, DC) – Four-Star General Barry McCaffrey (USA, Ret), San Antonio Spurs Owner Peter Holt, and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund President Jan Scruggs will report on a week-long trip of a delegation of Vietnam veterans and their families to Vietnam, at a National Press Club “Newsmakers” News Conference.  The event will be at 10:00 AM Friday, February 26, at the National Press Club, 14th and F Streets, NW, on the 13th Floor, in the Zenger Room.  McCaffrey, who led the 26-member delegation, will be joined by co-leaders Holt and Scruggs.

The three Vietnam veterans will issue a report on the group’s mission to support demining activities, dedicate a school, and meet with top Vietnamese government and economic leaders. Vietnam veterans and their families who participated on the delegation trip will participate in the news conference.

One interesting note was the delegation’s meeting with former Vietnam veterans who had been opposing combatants.  McCaffrey reported “a spirit of reconciliation and mutual respect.” 

Link TO Gen. McCaffrey’s report: http://www.mccaffreyassociates.com/pdfs/Vietnam_AAR_January_2010.pdf

MEDIA NOTE:  Following the Vietnam discussion, McCaffrey, now Adjunct  Professor of International Relations at West Point and a national security and drug policy expert in the media, will be available to discuss the situations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Yemen, Mexico, and Haiti.  He has served as National Drug Policy Director, SouthCom Commander, and a commander in the Gulf War, and has made numerous recent missions to the countries involved.