Photo By Cpl. Logan Snyder | VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A U.S. Navy sailor volunteers to help people find names of their...... read more read more
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (June 6, 2016) – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s mobile memorial “The Wall That Heals” stopped in Virginia Beach, Va., June 3-5. Like its famous namesake in Washington, D.C, the mobile Wall displays all 58,000-plus names of those who lost their lives during the war.
Approximately 20 Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Battalion’s Single Marine Program, were on hand to help visitors to the mobile memorial find names of family and friends who lost their lives during the Vietnam War.
“It’s a great honor to do what I can to help,” said Sgt. Christopher Roa, a Marine Air Control Squadron 24 tactical data systems technician. “I volunteered out of respect for those who were lost in the Vietnam War.”
The Wall That Heals gives people a chance to visit the memorial in their cities who otherwise don’t have the means to travel to the memorial in Washington D.C. The traveling wall was built in 1996 and is a half-sized replica of the actual wall. It travels to different cities across the country from February through November.
Since its dedication, the wall has visited more than 400 cities and towns throughout the nation. The traveling exhibit also provides thousands of veterans who have been uneasy with the prospect of facing the full-sized Wall find strength and courage to do so within their own communities, thus allowing the healing process to begin, according to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
“The wall provides closure and it just means so much to so many people,” said Beth Toone, a contractor who travels with the wall.
There is also a traveling “ mini education center” that accompanies the Wall from city to city for people who want to learn about the war.
“Being out here is extremely rewarding as a volunteer,” said Toone. “Whether you’re a 16- or a 60-year-old who is volunteering at the Wall, you walk away feeling you learned and gained more than the people you helped. And the people you helped are extremely thankful.”
| Date Taken: | 06.06.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.07.2016 15:57 |
| Story ID: | 200247 |
| Location: | NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, US |
| Hometown: | RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, US |
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