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Moving Wall to travel from Prairie du Chien to National

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Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 06/29/2016 - 12:04

A moving tribute to Vietnam veterans is moving from Prairie du Chien to National, Iowa.

Beginning June 30, “The Moving Wall,” a one-half size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., will be displayed at the Clayton County Fairgrounds. The memorial can be visited 24 hours a day, beginning June 30 at 1 p.m. through July 5 at 8 a.m. However, exhibits will be open only from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

Almost 253 feet long, the Wall displays the names of the more than 58,000 men and women who were killed in Vietnam, as well as those still unaccounted for.

There will also be a presentation by the American Rogues, the official band of the National Navy Seal Museum, living replicas of the Three Soldiers and Vietnam Women’s Memorial and a complimentary booklet that informs people about the war and about the nine Clayton County men that were killed there.

The schedule of events is as follows:
Thursday, June 30
•9 a.m.—Motorcycle escort from Prairie du Chien to National, Iowa.
•6 p.m.—Opening ceremony
Friday, July 1
•10 a.m.—Quilts of Valor presentation
•11:15 a.m.— Quilts of Valor presentation
•7-9 p.m.—MIA/POW hot air balloon (weather permitting)
Saturday, July 2
•7-9 a.m.—MIA/POW hot air balloon (weather permitting)
•2 p.m.—Family remembrance ceremony
•5 p.m.—Quilts of Valor presentation
•5:30 p.m.—Quilts of Valor presentation
•7-9 p.m.—MIA/POW hot air balloon (weather permitting)
Sunday, July 3
•2 p.m.—Quilts of Valor presentation
Monday, July 4
•11:45 a.m.—Servicemen and nurses presentation by City Park in Garnavillo
•6-8 p.m.—Closing ceremony

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