TOCCOA, GA - The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be at Boyd Field in Toccoa, March 27-30. In 1982, the Vietnam Memorial was erected in Washington, DC to honor the men and women who had given their lives during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is a 3/5 scale of that wall. It stands six feet tall at the center and covers almost 300 feet from one end to the other.
Schedule of Events:
- Thursday, March 27
Wall goes up for viewing - 12 pm
- Friday, March 28
Open to public 24 hours
9 am - 9 pm: Volunteers available to help locate a name
6 pm: "Laying of the Wreaths"
7 pm: Opening ceremonies
Keynote speaker - Joe Alexander, Company A 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Division
- Saturday, March 29
Open to public 24 hours
9 am - 9 pm: Volunteers available to help locate a name
7 pm: Banquet
Keynote speaker - Retired Captain Tommy Clack, Georgia Veterns Services
- Sunday, March 30
Open to public
6 pm: Closing ceremonies
Keynote speaker - Retired Col. Ben Purcell, former Vietnam POW
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