Replica of Vietnam War Memorial Visits Long Island

By on June 20th, 2012

The Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, has arrived on Long Island.

The memorial is on display at Calverton National Cemetery through Sunday.

The wall allows those unable to travel to Washington, D.C., to pay tribute to the veterans of the war, which ended in 1975.


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Since 1990, the wall has toured the country, making 10-14 weekend stops. It has been displayed in more than 200 cities.

The wall is 240 feet long, eight feet high and contains the names of more than 58,000 Americans who died or are missing in Vietnam.

Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.

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