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Snapshots from the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall visit
The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall visited Pickerington this weekend, drawing thousands of visitors to see the wall that is three-fifths the size of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. The wall will be on display at the American Legion Post 283 through Nov. 15. The post is located at 7725 Refugee Road, Pickerington.
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| A "Because of You, Unknown Soldier" poem lies on the ground next to the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, along with a pair of angel wings. |
Several bouquets of flowers were placed along the base of the memorial wall, some with personal notes. |
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| Kim Braskie and her daughter Tigan Braskie traveled from Union Township to see the wall. Kim Braskie's father is a Vietnam veteran. |
A personal note with a photo of a Vietnam soldier is placed at the base of the wall. Several notes lined the grounds, some from family members and others from friends. |
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| A visitor looks at some of the thousands of names that fill the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall. Nearly 60,000 visitors from throughout Ohio were expected to visit the wall during its visit. |
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| A teddy bear with a "Stars and Stripes Forever" pillow sits at the base of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall. |
Volunteers at the wall say a steady stream of visitors has come throughout the wall's visit to Pickerington. |
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| A note from a family friend to a fallen soldier sits at the base of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall. |
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| Flowers and an American flag sit below the names of fallen U.S. soldiers, honored for the service on the traveling wall. |
Visitors line the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall behind these crosses on the grounds of the American Legion Post 283 in Pickerington. |
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| Hundreds of American flags like these lined Refugee Road in Pickerington from S.R. 256 to American Legion Post 283, leading the way for visitors coming to see the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall. |
Messenger photos by Christine Bryant-Whaley
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