The Wall That Heals, a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., was in Licking over the weekend.
Displayed Friday through Sunday at Licking’s Old City Park, the exhibition featured a 250-foot long replica of the famous wall (that lists names of the more than 58,000 American soldiers killed in Vietnam), as well as an information center and traveling museum.
The traveling memorial is sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, a nonprofit organization authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1980 to build a national memorial dedicated to all U.S. military personnel who served in the Vietnam War — now commonly referred to as The Wall.
The same organization conducts the “Faces Never Forgotten” project, a quest to obtain a photo of every U.S. soldier killed in action in Vietnam.
To that end, a website has been created that allows people to view lists of soldiers killed in action in Vietnam whose photos are being sought. Viewers can narrow down the lists to specific states, counties and even cities.
The Faces Never Forgotten website lists three soldiers with Texas County hometowns who were killed in action in Vietnam and whose photos are being sought:
•Jackie G. Montgomery
Born: 4/10/44
Killed: 5/1/68
Hometown of record: Cabool
Branch: Army
Rank: Corporal
Casualty province: Thua Thien
•James E. Richardson
Born: 10/3/46
Killed: 4/6/68
Hometown of record: Houston
Branch: Army
Rank: Sergeant
Casualty province: Thua Thien
•James E. Shelton
Born: 2/19/50
Killed: 7/31/69
Hometown of record: Cabool
Branch: Marine Corps
Rank: Private First Class
Casualty province: Quang Tri
•Floyd N. Thoman
Born: 10/16/48
Killed: 3/25/68
Hometown of record: Mountain Grove
Branch: Army
Rank: Specialist Fourth Class
Casualty province: Quang Tri
Anyone with a photo of any of the four is encouraged to log onto www.vvmf.org/faces-never-forgotten and follow the steps to sending it.
For more about The Wall That Heals, log onto www.vvmf.org/twth.
For more about The Wall Of Faces, log onto www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/.
The Wall That Heals exhibition features a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
It is approximately 250 feet in length, and like the original Memorial, is erected in a chevron-shape.
The replica is constructed of powder-coated aluminum, supported by an aluminum frame, and is made up of 24 individual panels, each containing six columns of names.
As on the actual Wall, the names on The Wall That Heals are listed by day of casualty. Beginning at the center/apex, the names start on the East Wall (right-hand side) working their way out to the end of that wing, picking up again at the far end of the West Wall (left-hand side) and working their way back in to the center/apex, joining the beginning and ending of the conflict at the center.
The Wall That Heals exhibition features a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is approximately 250 feet in length, and like the original Memorial is erected in a chevron-shape. The replica is constructed of powder-coated aluminum, supported by an aluminum frame, and is made up of 24 individual panels, each containing six columns of names. The panels join together to form a nearly 250 feet wide structure.As on The Wall, the names on The Wall That Heals are listed by day of casualty. Beginning at the center/apex, the names start on the East Wall (right-hand side) working their way out to the end of that wing, picking up again at the far end of the West Wall (left-hand side) and working their way back in to the center/apex, joining the beginning and ending of the conflict at the center. – See more at: http://www.vvmf.org/twth#sthash.2bKI7AKg.dpuf
The Wall That Heals exhibition features a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is approximately 250 feet in length, and like the original Memorial is erected in a chevron-shape. The replica is constructed of powder-coated aluminum, supported by an aluminum frame, and is made up of 24 individual panels, each containing six columns of names. The panels join together to form a nearly 250 feet wide structure.As on The Wall, the names on The Wall That Heals are listed by day of casualty. Beginning at the center/apex, the names start on the East Wall (right-hand side) working their way out to the end of that wing, picking up again at the far end of the West Wall (left-hand side) and working their way back in to the center/apex, joining the beginning and ending of the conflict at the center. – See more at: http://www.vvmf.org/twth#sthash.2bKI7AKg.dpuf
The Wall That Heals exhibition features a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is approximately 250 feet in length, and like the original Memorial is erected in a chevron-shape. The replica is constructed of powder-coated aluminum, supported by an aluminum frame, and is made up of 24 individual panels, each containing six columns of names. The panels join together to form a nearly 250 feet wide structure.As on The Wall, the names on The Wall That Heals are listed by day of casualty. Beginning at the center/apex, the names start on the East Wall (right-hand side) working their way out to the end of that wing, picking up again at the far end of the West Wall (left-hand side) and working their way back in to the center/apex, joining the beginning and ending of the conflict at the center. – See more at: http://www.vvmf.org/twth#sthash.oyXCLzE2.dpuf
The Wall That Heals exhibition features a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is approximately 250 feet in length, and like the original Memorial is erected in a chevron-shape. The replica is constructed of powder-coated aluminum, supported by an aluminum frame, and is made up of 24 individual panels, each containing six columns of names. The panels join together to form a nearly 250 feet wide structure.As on The Wall, the names on The Wall That Heals are listed by day of casualty. Beginning at the center/apex, the names start on the East Wall (right-hand side) working their way out to the end of that wing, picking up again at the far end of the West Wall (left-hand side) and working their way back in to the center/apex, joining the beginning and ending of the conflict at the center. – See more at: http://www.vvmf.org/twth#sthash.oyXCLzE2.dpuf
The Wall That Heals exhibition features a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It is approximately 250 feet in length, and like the original Memorial is erected in a chevron-shape. The replica is constructed of powder-coated aluminum, supported by an aluminum frame, and is made up of 24 individual panels, each containing six columns of names. The panels join together to form a nearly 250 feet wide structure.As on The Wall, the names on The Wall That Heals are listed by day of casualty. Beginning at the center/apex, the names start on the East Wall (right-hand side) working their way out to the end of that wing, picking up again at the far end of the West Wall (left-hand side) and working their way back in to the center/apex, joining the beginning and ending of the conflict at the center. – See more at: http://www.vvmf.org/twth#sthash.oyXCLzE2.dpuf
