The Moving Wall

The Moving Wall

The Moving Wall is a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. It was devised by John Devitt after he attended the annual commemoration celebrated in Washington for Vietnam veterans. He felt that he needed to share his experience with those who did not have the opportunity to go to Washington. Devitt, Norris Shears, Gerry Haver, and other Vietnam veterans volunteered to build the Wall. It went on display for the first time in Tyler, Texas, in October 1984. Two structures of The Moving Wall now travel the United States from April through November, spending about a week at each site.

ee also

*Vietnam Veterans Memorial

External links

* [http://www.themovingwall.org/ themovingwall.org] - official site.
* [http://www.virtualwall.org/ The VirtualWall.org]
* [http://www.footnote.com/thewall Interactive Vietnam Veterans Memorial]


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