The Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall, a three-quarter-scale traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, will be open for public viewing November 6-8, at Bailey Memorial Gardens, 7801 Bailey Road in North Lauderdale. To date, millions of Americans have visited the replica which has traveled to more than 200 cities across the country.
Free and open to the public 24 hours a day from Friday through Sunday, the replica is eight feet high and 240 feet long. Its black, reflective surface is inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 servicemen and women who died or are missing in Vietnam. Paper and pencils will be provided so visitors can make rubbings of names etched on the wall.
The three-day exhibition is sponsored locally by Bailey Memorial Gardens with support from the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 23. The Opening Ceremony is scheduled Friday at 10 am; the reading of the names from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will begin at 11 am and continue through the weekend. For additional activities at the memorial this weekend, visit www.facebook.com/DignityMemorialVietnamWall.
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