The Moving Wall
Photos Brenda Ahearn | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 years, 3 months AGO
<p>Two flags planted at the base of a panel of The Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Thursday, August 22, in Whitefish. At the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. more than 400,000 items have been left in memory of the 58,282 names on the Wall, as well as countless others who served. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is currently working to raise $85 million to construct and open the Education Center at The Wall which will display the items left over the years as well as tell the stories of the names on The Wall. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>A wreath laid In Remembrance with The Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial in the background on Thursday, August 22, in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Michelle and Kent Reimer of Whitefish visit The Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Thursday evening, August 22. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>A dramatic sky over The Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Wednesday, August 21, in Whitefish. The closing ceremonies for the Moving Wall will be today at 4 p.m. with remarks from Ryan Zinke, formerly a member of the U.S. Navy SEALs, and a playing of Taps featuring Marty Weimer and B.J. Lupton of the Glacier Symphony and Chorale. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Lloyd Hanson of Columbia Falls searches for the name of Michael Peterson, a friend from high school, on Thursday, August 22, at The Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Whitefish. Hanson planted a flag when he found Peterson's name. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Linda Biskup and Tom Callahan of Lincoln, Neb., examine The Moving Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Thursday, August 22, in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
<p>Overview of the opening ceremony of The Healing Wall on Thursday, August 22, in Whitefish. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)</p>
Vietnam War memorial draws crowds searching for fallen friends.
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