TRAVELING WALL MEMORIAL
Vietnam War Memorial In South Charleston, WV
Reported by: Teresa Higginbotham
Web Producer: Teresa Higginbotham
Reported: May. 28, 2012 12:30 PM EDT
Updated: May. 28, 2012 12:43 PM EDT
South Charleston
, Kanawha County
, West Virginia
The Traveling Vietnam War Memorial Wall is set up in Oakes Field, in South Charleston, WV.
The War began in 1955 and ended in 1975 when North Vietnamese forces conquered Saigon.
Over 58-thousand US service members died during the war.
The wall is 3/5 the scale of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC, it stands six feet tall at the center and covers almost 300 feet from end to end.
The wall stands as a reminder of the great sacrifices made during the Vietnam War.
You can view the wall Monday, May 28, 2012, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
For more information on the wall log onto the web at http://www.travelingwall.us
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