A group of Veterans in Brevard County, Florida is selling a coin with "The Moving Wall" inscribed on the back side. Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd. (VCV) has not given permission to this group of Veterans to put our trademark on it, nor do we sanction the sale of the coin. If you visit a display of any of the portable Walls and see this coin, please let us know so that we can deal with the matter.

Over the last six or seven years, Ken Baker's organization has repeatedly used our trademark illegally. Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd. has corresponded with Baker many times to remove our trademark from his organization's web site and his personal site. He eventually complies, but "forgets" after a while, and uses it again.

VCV first used the name The Moving Wall in 1985, establishing first-use trademark. Several people associated with the Florida bunch have written email messages to me, claiming that they cannot find us in the USPTO database. We are not in the database, and are not required to be in order to own the trademark. I recommend to anyone that wishes to research this information to go to the USPTO web site, and read in detail about trademark law.

For now, Baker has complied with most of my demands, but we expect that he will continue to infringe upon our trademark. We ask your help in keeping an eye on this guy and the organizations with whom he associates, and please let us know if you see any of the coins.