Visitors to The Wall That Heals Vietnam War memorial in Port Byron Saturday evening were given glow sticks to display at dusk to remember those who have made the supreme sacrifice for our country.
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Writer Sean Kirst addresses the crowd in Port Byron Saturday.
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Gold Star Mother Tammy Bell, of Port Byron, puts a ribbon on a tree in memory of her son Jerome at the visiting Vietnam War memorial Saturday.
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Sean Kirst looks at photographs left near The Wall That Heals, a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, outside Dana West Jr.-Sr. High School June 3.
Writer Sean Kirst was the featured speaker Saturday at The Wall That Heals, a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, outside Dana West Jr.-Sr. High School in Port Byron Saturday.
Visitors were given glow sticks for a luminary ceremony to light the area near the wall at dusk.
The schedule for Sunday, June 4: 11 a.m. - Community-wide non-denominational service, followed by a community reception; 3 p.m. - Closing ceremony with guest speaker Staff Sgt. 1st Class Richard Jorolemon; 4 p.m. – Breakdown of the wall; 7 p.m. – the wall departs in silence and without an escort.
Visitors to The Wall That Heals Vietnam War memorial in Port Byron Saturday evening were given glow sticks to display at dusk to remember those who have made the supreme sacrifice for our country.
Sean Kirst looks at photographs left near The Wall That Heals, a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, outside Dana West Jr.-Sr. High School June 3.
