Vietnam Memorial Wall Arrives in Benbrook
4:00 PM AVTT escorted through Benbrook to Dutch Branch Park
4:30 PM Welcoming Ceremony - Grand Marshal Mayor Jerry Dittrich

Vietnam Memorial Wall Opens for Viewing
12:00 noon Wall is Erected

1:30 PM Posting of Colors
Opening Ceremony - City Officials
Laying of the Wreaths Ceremonies - Gold Star Mother, Dorothy Shaffernocker
Blessing of the Wall and Exhibits

Dusk Taps

Schools, Law Enforcement and Fire Fighters Day
8:00 AM Reveille

All Day Student Field Trips

1:30 PM Posting of Colors - Benbrook Scouts
Opening Ceremony - Police Chief James Mills and Fire Chief Tommy Davis
VFW Presentation to Fire Fighter and Police Officer of 2011 Laying of a Wreath at 911 Tribute by Benbrook Police and Firefighters
Police Cars, Fire Trucks and EMS on Site for Students
School Choir

Dusk Taps

“Cost of Freedom” Main Ceremonial Day

8:00 AM Reveille

Midday Ceremony

1:30 PM Posting of Colors - Western Hills H.S., ROTC
1:40 PM Mayor Jerry Dittrich
1:50 PM Open
2:00 PM Open
2:10 PM Brian Fleming, Purple Heart Recipient
2:20 PM Captain T.D. Smyers, Commanding Officer Naval Air Station Fort Worth, TX
2:30 PM Gordon England, 73rd Secretary of the Navy & First Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security
2:45 PM Mayor Jerry Dittrich
2:50 PM National Anthem - Western Hills H.S. Choir
3:00 PM Western Hills H.S. Cougar Band
3:15 PM Open
3:25 PM Taps - Western Hills H.S. Cougar Band Members
3:30 PM Bagpipes

Evening Ceremony
6:00 PM Reading of Names - American Legion/VFW
Candlelight Vigil - American Legion/VFW

Dusk Taps

The American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Day

8:00 AM Reveille
12:00 noon Posting of Colors
12:10 PM American Legion and VFW Presentation
12:50 PM Retrieval of Colors
1:00 PM Ride of Honor - American Legion Riders, VFW Riders
5:00 PM Wall exhibits are taken down