VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL


The Moving Wall™ is a Service Mark of Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd. Since 1984, the traveling half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

The Traveling Wall

PLEASE ALSO VISIT
www.VirtualWall.org


Place a memorial for a buddy, friend, or a loved one.
The Virtual Wall

 
This web page is not affiliated with the National Park
Service, steward of The Wall in DC.
 

 

CONTENTS

"IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR. THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AND OF THOSE WHO REMAIN MISSING ARE INSCRIBED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE TAKEN FROM US."

Preamble of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

2008 SCHEDULES

DISCLAIMER OF THE MOVING WALL COIN
SITE MAP
ABOUT THE MOVING WALL (The Traveling Wall)
VOLUNTEERING TO HELP
HELP FOR SPONSORS
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
LINKS
THE VIRTUAL WALL®
WOMEN ALSO SERVED AND DIED
PHOTOGRAPHS
HOW TO CONTACT US
BUILDING A PLATFORM  

About THE MOVING WALL™

"The Moving Wall" is the half-size replica of the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has been touring the country for more than twenty years. When John Devitt attended the 1982 dedication in Washington, he felt the positive power of "The Wall." He vowed to share that experience with those who did not have the opportunity to go to Washington.

John, Norris Shears, Gerry Haver, and other Vietnam veteran volunteers built The Moving Wall. It went on display for the first time in Tyler, Texas in October of 1984. Two structures of The Moving Wall now travel the USA from April through November, spending about a week at each site.

A "Sponsor" is any organization or group of individuals that wants The Moving Wall to visit their area and is willing to do the work to make the local arrangements as described in "Scheduling a Visit of The Moving Wall." Sponsors are frequently civic groups, schools, or veterans' organizations. Sponsoring normally requires months of planning by dozens of local volunteers.

Volunteering to Help at THE MOVING WALL™

Since most sponsors are nonprofit organizations, many volunteers are needed at each Moving Wall display site. The local sponsoring organization determines how volunteers may participate. Volunteers may help during the week of the visit or assist with the months of planning and preparations. Volunteer jobs include helping visitors find names, security, assembly and disassembly, food preparation, parking, cleanup, and countless other tasks.

Read this story written by a 15 year old student while The Moving Wall was on display in Marion, AR.

If you wish to volunteer at a particular site, contact the sponsoring organization for that visit. Select the site that interests you on the Schedules of Visits to identify the contact person.

A good article outlining why she volunteers, written by Sharon Denitto—a volunteer at many Moving Wall displays—may be found at "The Moving Wall."


Help for Sponsors of
THE MOVING WALL™

Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd. grants the right to The Moving Wall Sponsor organizations, print and broadcast media, and individuals, to print, copy, and disseminate the documents below for the purposes of considering, planning, preparing, or publicizing for a visit of The Moving Wall.

Newspaper articles you may use for a visit of
THE MOVING WALL™

   
 
 
 
 
 
   
   

CONTACTING US ABOUT THE MOVING WALL™

Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd. has relocated it's headquarters to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The new address and phone number are below.

For scheduling arrangements, after reading Scheduling a visit of The Moving Wall, you may:

E-mail Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd.

Phone: (906)885-5599
or write to:

Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd.

P.O. Box 715
White Pine, MI 49971


For web page feedback and input: We welcome comments, error reports, your web page URL , etc. — contact our WebMaster:

Send him e-mail
or snail-mail a disk to him:
Channing Prothro
3106 Broken Arrow Rd.
Denton, TX 76209

For information on the names on The Wall, including additions and discrepancies, please contact Sharon Denitto. Sharon began her interest in Viet Nam Veterans in 1967 while she attended college. She has accumulated an immense library of information and welcomes questions from anyone about the war in Viet Nam, The Wall, POW/MIA and mountains of other information. Please don't hesitate to contact Sharon. Sharon now has a web site that you may visit to find information you may be looking for. Please visit Touch The Wall.



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28-Mar-2008