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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