The Voice Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall section

Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall in Aurora November 7-11 From Washington D.C. to Aurora, Ill

Healing Field November 3-13 at West Aurora High School

The Voice Section B Moving Wall October 31, 2013

Jason Crane/Jason Crane/TheThe Voice Voice fi le photo fi le photo

Inside:Healing Field fl ags

and the Vietnam

Memorial Moving

Wall at West Aurora

High School

See inside section,

pages B2-B16

• List of names on The Wall

from immediate areas, page 2

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Aurora Panel LineASCHER, James - 1st Lt. 35W 52CARDENAS Ramiros - L. Cpl. 41E 48CRANDALL, John - Sgt. 17E 1CURRAN, Robert - Sp. 4 03W 123DAKL, Albert - Sp. 4 59E 18DI SANTIS, William - Cpl. 11W 6GAINES, Thomas - Sp. 4 30W 4GARLICK, Richard - Pfc. 42E 16HAGIE, Michael - Pfc. 23W 110HARING, Karl - Sgt. 42W 3HERREID, Robert - SSgt. 41W 40JEFFRIES, Charles - Sp. 4 06E 15JEWELL, Ronald - Sgt. 31W 68KABARA, Dennis - Cpl. 14W 23LA FLEUR, Gerald - Sp. 4 52W 36LAKE, James - Sgt. 59E 6STADEL, Chuck - Pfc. 27W 22TOADVINE, Dennis - Cpl. 44E 22

Batavia FLETCHER, David - L. Cpl. 57E 2 JOHNSON, Charles - Cpl. 05E 86 JOHNSON, Martin - Pfc. 35W 66

Big Rock FINLEY, Michael - L. Cpl. 19E 58

Carpentersville ANDRES, Keith - Sp. 4 29E 9BECK, Edward - Sp. 4 27E 27BORDES, Andrew - Sp. 5 03W 120MC CLEER, Tommy - SFC 03W 120MITCHELL, Stephen - Sp. 4 36E 57

EarlvilleFULTZ, Michael - Sp. 4 24W 5MANN, David - Sp. 4 23W 10

ElginBOONE, James - Pfc. 19E 10CHRISTENSEN, William - Sgt. 34W 37MILAN, Calvin - Sp. 4 05W 63MOORE, Nelson - MSgt. 07E 108

SANTANA, Florentino - Pfc. 10E 115SCHULTZ, Dennis - Sgt. 12W 53TURK, Edwin - Sp. 4 22W 82WILSON, Roger - Cpl. 35E 1

GenevaDOSSETT, James - Pfc. 27E 52WOHRER, James - 1st Lt. 20W 53

MontgomeryBISHOP, William - Sp. 5 18E 47

Mooseheart GILSON, Timothy - L. Cpl. 31W 1

NapervilleBEAVERS, Christopher - Pfc. 20E 21DUNN, Michael - Lt. Cmdr. 35E 38GUTOWSKI, Walter - Cpt. 20W 97LUEBKE, John - Sp. 4 50W 2MOEHRING, Dean - Sgt. 30W 27NOWAK, Ronald - 1st Lt. 32W 54PORTER, Donald - 1st Lt. 23W 46SACKS, Jay - Cpl. 19W 41

North AuroraPEFFER, Gregory - Sgt. 05W 61

Oswego BRUNNER, Hans - Cpl. 46E 61 HARBIN, Gary - Pfc. 13E 21HERIAUD, Frederick - Pfc. 03E 78

Plainfi eldCARRINGTON, Fred - W.O. 14W 125CRAIG, Charles - L. Cpl. 32W 92ROGERS, Robert - Sp. 4 29W 82

PlanoOLSON, Mark - Pfc. 07W 105

St. CharlesBRASS, Paul - W.O. 06W 119EASTMAN, Everett - C.W.O. 24E 54

JOSEPH, Thomas - Cpl. 27E 39MONTGOMERY, Stanley - Sgt. 15W 82TRIPLETT, Mark - Pfc. 43W 43WILLOUGHBY, Jesse - Pfc. 49E 17

SandwichANDERSON, Francis - Sgt. 46E 61KUPPERSCHMIDT, Jerome - Cpl. 59W 25MORRIS, Donald - Cpt. IOW 71NEAL, Robert - Pfc. 40E 66LANDERS, Charles - Pfc. 56W 5

Sugar Grove WORMDAHL, Richard - Sp. 4 13E 70

Warrenville SCHLICK, Joseph - Sp.4 46E 59

West Chicago COLFORD, Darrel - Sgt. 06W 45DEAN, Alan - Cpt. 17E 105JACOB, Randall - Sp. 5 25E 16MILLER, Robert - Sp. 4 14W 40WILLIAMS, Johnny - Pfc. 31W 62

Wheaton ANDERSON, Gregory - SSgt. 14W 73BLASEN, Richard - L. Cpl. 21E 41DONNAL, John - Lt. Col. 24E 60GIBSON, Donald - SSgt. 10E 46GREGOIRE, John - Sp. 4 17E 92GUSTAFSON, Edward - Pfc. 40W 74KNABB, Kenneth - Lt. Cmdr. 40W 13KOCH, Franklin - 1st Lt. 23W 9ODOM, Vern - Cpl. 05W 6OLSEN, Floyd - Lt. Col. 51E 24POOLER, John - Sp. 4 37W 7VAN DUYN, Jon - SSgt. 48E 55VANDEN EYKEL, Martin - CWO 15W 21WEBB, Bruce - Cpt. 02E 63

Yorkville HAINES, Michael - Pfc. 59W 3

Names on the Memorial Moving Wall listed by Panel and Line

Here is a timeline for Moving Wall and Healing Field events at West Au-rora High School November 3-13 and other events at other sites. The Mov-ing Wall will be in Aurora, November 7-11.

Raising and lowering the fl ag in ceremony will take place at sunrise and sunset Friday through Monday.

Sunday, Nov. 3The Healing Field of 2,013 Ameri-

can Flags goes on display at West Au-rora High School.

Thursday, Nov. 7, morningMoving Wall arrives at West High

escorted by The Patriot Guard Riders.Thursday, Nov. 7, 1 p.m.

Public viewing of the Moving Wall will begin.

Friday, Nov. 8, 10:30 a.m.Opening ceremony at the Moving

Wall.Friday, Nov. 8, noon - 2:30 p.m.All military veterans are invited to

have a free lunch in a tribute to Vet-eran’s Day, noon to 2:30 p.m. at the Prisco Center, Illinois Avenue and Lake Street (Route 31), in Aurora.

Friday, Nov. 8, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.The Aurora Historical Society

Vietnam War era, 1961-1975, ex-hibit will continue through Decem-ber 21 after the opening reception November 8. The museum will have extended hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. November 9-11. There will be a lec-ture November 10 and oral history interviews each Saturday.

Friday, Nov. 8, 6 p.m.A public veterans’ assembly in the

West High auditorium will feature keynote speakers Gen. Max Baratz, Class of 1952 and Vietnam veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Sammy Lee Davis.

Friday, Nov. 8, 7:15 p.m.A fl ag retirement ceremony at the

Wall.Saturday, Nov. 9, 2 p.m.

Recognition of Gold Star Families who lost loved ones in war at West Aurora High School.

Saturday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m. to midnight

A night out for veterans at Bally-doyle Pub and Restaurant to benefi t Honor Flight Chicago, a group that

fl ies World War II veterans to Wash-ington, D.C. to view the World War II Memorial.

Sunday, Nov. 10, 10 a.m. A nondenominational healing ser-

vice at the Wall.Monday, Nov. 11, 2 p.m.

A wreath-laying ceremony for all branches of the military.

Monday, Nov. 11, dusk A candlelight vigil at the closing

ceremony for the Wall.Wednesday, Nov. 13

Flag pickup day at the Healing Field.

For more information on the Heal-ing Field, visit www.aplusfoundation.org/healingfi eld.asp.

—The Moving Wall Committee

Schedules listed for Moving Wall, Healing Field, in Aurora

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• Moving Wall a healing experience, see page 6.

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• Veteran’s Day observances listed, see page 13.

• How The Vietnam Moving Wall was started in 1982,

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Frederick Charles Heriaud In memory of our brother, Fred, who was a very friendly and positiveindividual; someone who would always look for the best in any situation.Fred will always be remembered for all of his many qualities and we thank our Lord for the time he allowed Fred to be with us.

You are missed, and definitely not forgotten.We all love you, Fred. God Bless You!

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At one point in the Vietnam War, offi cially list-ed as 1954-1975, with open hostilities evident from 1964 to 1975, there were 500,000 American troops in country serving the U.S. military. It was a pro-tracted war and often warfare in the jungle.

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Individual military members served their coun-try well and often with distinction and honor. In the end the majority of the military members re-turned from Vietnam, however, 58,282 did not

return, and were counted as deceased, or missing in action (MIA) for an extended time. Some did return, and, which is often the case with war, re-turned with physical and, or, psychological prob-lems as a result of engaging in war hostilities.

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The United States military action in the Vietnam War was brought to a harsh reality in the 1960s and early 1970s to the families who had loved ones involved in hostilities.

The fi rst Aurora area casualty was Frederick Heriaud of Oswego who, three days short of ending his com-mitment to the U.S. Army, when he did not survive First Cavalry Division helicopter activity in Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam near the Cambodian bor-der. He died November 17, 1965.

He was the son of Earl and Lo-raine Heriaud. His 13 brothers and sisters survive. Most of them live in the Aurora area. They offer a tribute to their fallen brother in this Moving Wall section. See page 4.

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Star Families who lost loved ones in the Vietnam War starting at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 9. That will be the third day of the Moving Wall experience in Aurora at West Aurora High School at the Wall. For a full schedule of activ-ities see page 2 in this pullout section.

Fred Heriaud left behind his parents and fi ve sisters and eight brothers to feel the full impact of the Vietnam War. His interment was December 4, 1965 at the Lincoln Memori-al Park on Route 30 in Kendall County part of

Aurora. The funeral was at the Good Shepherd Church in Oswego. He was

honored in a full mili-tary memorial service.

Family members still miss him and the good attitude he main-tained about life. His family has kept the entries he made in a journal while he was in Vietnam.

Here is one entry in his journal, from Au-gust 17, 1965, three months prior to his death:

“My name is Freder-ick Charles Heriaud. I am one of a kind, for if there was another one I could not write this with peace of mind

knowing it was not an original.“I am a Specialist 4 in the Army.

I am writing in an Army notebook in Army shorts lying on an Army cot.

What I am writing will not make sense to the ordinary layman but I am not writing for sense, I am writ-ing for peace of mind and for further reference to my exploits in the Army during a time of much disturbance in the world....

“I love life and everything about it. I love people and the way they act and react. I have few dislikes and these for foolishness and foolish peo-ple. And, yet I like to have fun and cut loose.”

Frederick Heriaud was graduated from Yorkville High School in 1961 after attending Plano High School for three years. He was a class trea-surer and in the student council, played football for two years, and played basketball all four years. He attended Aurora College, 1961-1964, and worked at Western Electric pri-or to joining the U.S. Army in Octo-ber 1964.

His last entry in his journal from

See page B10


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Vietnam was November 9, 1965: “Went on a patrol this morning. We secured an LZ for an Artillery Unit. took about three hours. We looked pretty good. I was a squad leader for a day.

“Went to town this afternoon. Boy are prices skyrocketing. I am not going down there again for a while. Looks like I will be home for Christ-mas. That would be a rather nice present from Santa Claus.

“We move out on Friday morning to the Blai Mte. I hope we eat C-ra-tions when we are down there. Well, I am rather tired.”

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Fred Heriaud from page B8 Brief history of the warinvolving Vietnam, U.S.:

The Vietnam War was a long, cost-ly armed confl ict that pitted the com-munist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The war began in 1954, though confl ict in the region stretched back to the mid-1940s, after the rise to power of Ho Chi Minh and his communist Viet Minh party in North Vietnam, and continued against the backdrop of an intense Cold War between two global superpowers: The United States and the Soviet Union.

More than three Million, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the Vietnam War; more than half were Vietnamese civilians.

By 1969, at the peak of U.S. in-volvement in the war, more than 500,000 U.S. military personnel were involved in the Vietnam confl ict. Growing opposition to the war in the United States led to bitter divisions among Americans, both before and after president Richard Nixon or-dered the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973. In 1975, communist forces seized control of Saigon, to end the Vietnam War, and the country was unifi ed as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam the following year.

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The Moving Wall is the half-size replica of the Washington, D.C. Viet-nam Veterans Memorial and has been touring the country for almost 30years. When John Devitt attended the 1982 dedication in Washington, D.C.he felt the positive power of The Wall. He vowed to share that experiencewith those who did not have the opportunity to go to Washington.

John Devitt, Norris Shears, Gerry Haver, and other Vietnam veteran volunteers built The Moving Wall. It went on display for the fi rst time inTyler, Texas October 1984. Two structures of The Moving Wall now travelthe USA from April through November, spending about a week at eachsite.

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arrived in Aurora, in 1989. There will be many who did not see the Wall 24 years ago, either because they were too young, did not understand the signifi cance, or, lived in another part of the country.

An estimated 200,000 made the visit in 1989 at the South Island in Aurora off of Illinois Avenue between Route 25 (Broadway) and Route 31 (Lake Street). The estimated crowd this year could be close to 300,000 and with good weather visitors may come from a distance greater than Aurora, Fox Valley and Kane and

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Kendall Counties. The entire Chicago area, northern Illinois, and Midwest, have been invited to attend by the Moving Wall Committee. Activities will be ongoing, or, there will be quiet time for visitors to see the names and refl ect on a time in which sacrifi ces were made for the best of reasons.

All of the names will be read in front of Wall, one at a time, starting after 1 p.m. Thursday and continue for 24 hours until all of the names have been read, with the exception of when there are planned activities such as the reception for the Gold Star fami-

lies which lost family members in war action, the opening ceremonies, or, at the nondenominational healing ser-vice. The estimate by the Wall Com-mittee members is that it will take 67 hours to read all of the names.

Some military members who served in Vietnam were not greeted as heroes, or at all well, on the re-turn home. Some of the returning veterans brought home lifelong dis-abilities, whether through physical wounds, Agent Orange gas used in the jungles, or, with nightmares.

The Wall Committee members, led by Herschel Luckinbill, of the spon-soring Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, have been meeting and plan-ning for many months to help the occasion be memorable, informative, and convenient as possible for those in attendance.

It was Luckinbill’s dedication that helped to bring the Wall to Aurora. Long ago he requested the Moving Wall should make it to Aurora. There were 23 sites chosen for 2013.

Originally, the former Navy mem-ber requested late August, just prior to Labor Day for a visit. He hung up

the phone in dejection when he was told that all of the times were taken, including late August.

When the call came later that one more stop would be added after a visit to Tennessee, to Aurora, if No-vember 7-11 were acceptable which would end with Veteran’s Day.

Luckinbill immediately and in ju-bilation replied that the dates would be great. The fruits of the labor of the Wall Committee, see page 7, led by Mr. Luckinbill, will be realized start-ing with the 1 p.m. opening ceremo-nies after the wall arrives earlier that morning Thursday, Nov. 7.

At the same site at West Aurora High School will be the Healing Field fl ags started at West Aurora High School several years ago. Any person can pur-chase a fl ag for $30. each and place a name on it for the Healing Field. When Healing Field, November 3-13, is con-cluded the person who purchased a fl ag may take it home. There will be names available for fl ags, if necessary.

The Moving Wall should be a ca-thartic experience for some, through their own reasons, and an education-al process for many of us.


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Veteran’s Day activities fill early November observancesVeteran’s Day 2013 will be on a

Monday. It is always November 11. The commemoration started with Ar-mistice Day on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month to end World War I in 1918.

Some of the services and celebra-tions will be at 11 a.m. November 11. Some observances will be held prior to November 11. This year the Montgom-ery VFW Post 7452 will hold its an-nual service one day earlier, Sunday, because many who could attend will be working November 11. Veteran’s Day is not an offi cial, federal holiday.

• The American Legion Post 33 fam-ilies and other veteran posts will par-ticipate in a 24-Hour Veterans Honor Guard Vigil, the fi fth annual. It will be held at the War Memorial at the north end of Washington Square in Ottawa Friday and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2.

The opening ceremony will be at 4:45 p.m. Friday; closing, will be at 5 p.m. Saturday.

The Vigil will be the opening event to call our communities’ attention to Ottawa’s Veterans Day ceremony at 10:15 a.m.. Monday, Nov. 11, with the Ottawa Memorial Association, Ms Ka-tie Troccoli, president, as the host.

New this year will be a handicap ramp to assist veterans to visit the me-morial. It is an Eagle Scout project.

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• In Aurora, a processional will step off at 10:15 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11 downtown at Broadway Avenue (Route 25) and Benton Street, and will con-clude with a remembrance ceremony at 10:30 a.m. in front of the GAR Memori-

al Hall, 23 E. Downer Place. Veteran’s Day coincides with several community events that will honor Vietnam veter-ans in November, including the display of the Moving Wall, a one-half size rep-lica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and the stag-ing of thousands of American fl ags in a Healing Field, at West Aurora High School; and special exhibits at the Da-vid L. Pierce Art and History Cen-ter in downtown Aurora.

• The Fox Val-ley Park District will be host to a Veteran’s Day Luncheon from noon to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Prisco Community Center, 150 W. Illinois Avenue, Aurora. Admis-sion is free for veterans.

• Montgomery VFW Post 7452 will hold its annual service at Riverside Cemetery on River Street Sunday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. with turtle soup to follow.

• North Aurora will hold its Vet-eran’s Day ceremony Monday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. at the North Aurora Vet-eran’s Memorial at the intersection of Farview Drive and Willow Way.

• Geneva will have two celebra-tions in two days. Vietnam Veterans of American Chapter 693 will be host to an annual dinner from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. November 10, the birthday

of the Marines. The dinner will be at Villa Verone in Geneva. Reserva-tions are required and may be made by calling Stanley Herzog at 630-232-1423. There will be a rifl e salute at 11 a.m. November 11, at State and

Third Streets.• In Wheaton

the American Legion Cantigny Post 556 will be host to a pancake breakfast inside the Cantigny Visitors Center, 1S151 Winfi eld Road, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Satur-day, Nov. 2. At sunset Monday, Nov. 11, Cantigny Park will light approximately

1,518 luminary candles, placed on the Cantigny Parade Field and along

walkways.• South Elgin will hold a ceremony

at Panton Mill Park, corner of Prairie Street and N. Water Street, Monday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m..

• Oswego Little White School Mu-seum will hold a veterans’ remem-brance Saturday, Nov. 9, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 10, noon to 4 p.m.; and Monday, Nov. 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main room of the museum, 72 Polk Street.

• Plano American Legion Post 395 will hold a ceremony at 11 a.m. Mon-day, Nov. 11 at Veteran’s Memorial Park, north of Route 34 on Center Street. A Veteran’s Day dinner will be latter that day at the Leon Burson Post 395, 510 E. Dearborn Street at 5:30 p.m..

• Yorkville will have an annual breakfast Sunday, Nov. 10 from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the American Legion Post 489. There will be a ser-vice Monday, Nov. 11.

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In Aurora, a Veteran’s Day pro-cessional will step off at 10:15 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11 at Broad-way Avenue (Route 25) and Ben-ton Street, and will conclude with a remembrance ceremony at 10:30 a.m. in front of the GAR Memorial Hall, 23 E. Downer Place. Veteran’s Day coincides with several community events that will honor Vietnam veterans in November, including the dis-play of the Moving Wall and the Healing Field.


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The Moving Wall article here fi rst appeared in Among Friends, Newsletter of Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Written by Gerry Stegmaier [email protected]. Gerry has granted permission for copying and pub-lishing provided the story is attributed to him.

By Gerry StegmaierThe Wall is solid, its granite face designed to resist

the elements for all time. Yet, as visitors touch its sur-face, the Wall becomes almost fl uid. Small ripples of hope and healing spread ever outwards. Just like the concentric circles created when a stone is tossed into a pond, the impact of the Wall grows and grows.

In 1982 John Devitt, a former helicopter door gun-ner and Army veteran, visited Washington, D.C. for the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and to participate in the National Salute to Vietnam Veterans. This visit and experience changed Devitt's life and led to the creation of The Moving Wall, which since has moved millions of people.

His story is one of thousands spawned by the Memo-rial. As Devitt explains, "When you approach the Memo-rial, you don't recognize what's going on. It's a visual ex-perience that words cannot describe. . . Then suddenly, as the words inscribed on the Wall come into focus, it's so subtle, you're drawn in and it's too late. . . You're riv-eted and the emotions just pour forth."

This emotional outpouring and the pride of having participated in a parade honoring Vietnam veterans in-spired Devitt to dedicate the next 11 years of his life to giving people all across the nation a chance to expe-rience a similar catharsis. Originally, Devitt and his friends had hoped to create a photo mural of the Wall, but when the negatives proved unusable, they came up with another solution.

The concept was simple: Build a replica of the Wall in Washington which could travel across the country, so that everyone who couldn't visit the Wall could share the experience and emotion which it evokes.

Devitt's idea was deeply personal. He had been out of work when the Wall was dedicated, and had made the trip with fi nancial help from family and friends. "There were millions of people who would never be able to come to Washington," he said, "I wanted them to be able see and feel what I had."

His emotions ran deep. "Before 1982 I never felt like I needed a parade or a memorial," he said. He had come to the Wall expecting to dislike it, anticipating it would be as some media stories had said, "a black gash of shame." Instead, the Wall changed his life; it gave him a new

mission and sense of pride in his military service. With the help of a few friends, Devitt set out to build a mov-able wall. They estimated it would take $40,000, how-ever, pooling their savings they could only come up with $2,500.

They decided to seek assistance in raising the neces-sary funds. "We had a tough time in the beginning, con-vincing people about what we were trying to do," Devitt said. "The Wall is a visual thing. When you tell people

you want to build a half-scale replica, they think min-iature and model; they don't realize the power of Maya Lin's design." Searching for a way for the work to be com-pleted, they sought contributions of goods and services. If they couldn't get the material donated, they could at least arrange credit terms and discounted pricing.

"We were totally surprised by the reaction of the businesses we approached. I didn't even have a credit card at the time, but when we talked to various com-panies and explained what we were trying to do, they were very sympathetic. Many took the job on our word."

Devitt said, "I knew that once we got started, it wouldpay for itself...and if it didn't, we were prepared to payfor it ourselves." He was convinced of the need for TheMoving Wall.

The fi rst Moving Wall was built of plexiglas, witheach name silk-screened onto the panels. The photo-graphic negatives of the names were made available bythe Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the organiza-tion responsible for building the Memorial. When newnames are added to the Wall, they are added to the Mov-ing Wall at the end of its season. In its present form, thethird generation, the Moving Wall consists of aluminumpanels and is a half scale replica of the original.

In the 11 years since the Moving Wall has been in ex-istence, it has been visited by millions of people, in morethan 410 locations. Although the material of the MovingWall has changed, its impact remains the same.

The Moving Wall was fi rst displayed in 1984 in Texasas part of the Tyler Rose Festival. "We hadn't even putup the fi fth panel when a Gold Star Mother placed abeautifully decorated candle at the base of the panelwhere her son's name was inscribed," Devitt said. Justlike the Wall in Washington, people began to leave me-mentoes, so many, in fact, that Devitt decided to havethem shipped to the Moving Wall's off-season home inSan Jose, Calif.. He hopes to build a museum to displaythe items, but for now concentrates on making sure theMoving Wall travels to as many cities as possible.

"When we started, it was much simpler," he said."Someone would call and if I wasn't going to be somewhereelse at that time, we would load things up and go."

While the costs involved were greater than expected,Devitt was opposed to any kind of charge to visit theMoving Wall. "Originally, we thought we could put outa donation box and that would cover our expenses," hesaid. Convinced that there should be no charge to havethe Wall come to a community, someone came up withthe idea that local host committees be formed to sponsorthe Moving Wall's visit. This solution has worked well,and the schedule of the Moving Wall remains crowdedas it makes its way across the country.

Many have not heard about Devitt or the MovingWall; his humble and hard-working attitude are par-tially responsible. "When the Wall comes to a town, itbrings people out from all over. We try to play it lowkey because the Wall speaks for itself. This isn't aboutme. It's not about John Devitt. Its about remembering58,000 people who died in service to their country."

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More than 1,000 observers and participants squeezed

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Singing carols, viewing live reindeer, consuming cook-

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