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The Moving Wall August 10, 2007
Trevaen Webb, 7, stands quietly in front of the Moving Wall, which is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, on Thursday morning. The wall, which travels across the United States, contains the names of 58,253 soldiers who perished, or are still missing in action, during the Vietnam War. The wall is on display 24 hours a day through noon Monday at Loudy-Simpson Park.
Linda Griffith, of Craig, searches the Moving Wall for the name of a friend of a friend following opening ceremonies Thursday at Loudy-Simpson Park. Griffith has visited the national Vietnam memorial in Washington, D.C., and said it was an emotional experience. “All of the sudden, you get this light feeling,” Griffith said.
Veteran Charley Watkins addresses the crowd that gathered Thursday morning at Loudy-Simpson Park for the opening ceremony of the Moving Wall, which is in Craig until Monday. Veterans, the mayor and a pastor spoke to the crowd about the efforts to get the wall here and its symbolism.
Jim Harned, of Grand Junction, makes a rubbing of a late solider’s name found on the Moving Wall on Thursday at Loudy-Simpson Park. “Even though I wasn’t (in Vietnam), it’s a pretty emotional thing,” Harned said.
Carrie Floyd and her 5-year-old son, Mitchell, located and photographed the name of Gale S. Pritchard, a 23-year-old Craig resident who died fighting in Vietnam. Floyd said it is important to her to teach her son about the history the wall represents.
Hometown Harmony, composed of Charleah Firestone, from left, Carol Buchanan, Brenda Hershiser and Beth Gilchrist, sings “Armed Forces Medley” on Thursday morning during the opening ceremony for the Moving Wall. The quartet also performed the national anthem during the ceremony.
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