Vietnam Memorial Wall arrives this week
STACYVILLE — This summer The Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Memorial will be returning to the small town of Stacyville. Sponsored by Sherman Area Memorial VFW Post 2299 and its Ladies Auxiliary, the Moving Wall first visited Stacyville in 1999, then again in 2002.
The “Moving Wall” will be on display at Katahdin High School in Stacyville between Thursday, June 20 and Monday, June 24.
“The Moving Wall” is the half-size replica of the Washington, D.C. Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has been touring the country since 1984. It is made of aluminum panels, having a surface painted with a two-part polyurethane gloss black which gives a mirror-like finish, mounted to angular aluminum frames. Overall length of The Moving Wall is 252.83 feet, which is slightly longer than half the length of the Memorial in Washington, DC. whose length is 493.5 feet.
On Saturday, June 22 there will be a ceremony at 1 p.m. Guest speakers will include Department of Maine VFW Commander David Olson, Vietnam Veterans of America Maine State Council President John Wallace, Major General Stephen Nichols, Ret., and Representative Sheryl Briggs (District 93). That night there will be a patriotic cantata inside the school auditorium at 7 p.m.
For more information about the Wall, call 267-4016, 365-4832, or e-mail firstcavair@yahoo.com. People can also like the VFW on Facebook at Sherman Area Memorial VFW Post 2299 and Ladies Auxiliary for updated information and events.
