Hundreds of people attended opening ceremonies for The Wall That Heals at Canada Del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley, Ariz., on March 15, 2018. The Wall with onsite mobile education center, a program of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, is a 3/4 size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington DC. It will be open 24 hours a day through 3pm Sunday. An expanded ceremony at 9am Sunday will feature an F-16 flyover and several town officials and local politicians.
The Wall That Heals
Darwin Frey of Wisconsin touches the name of one of 20 shipmates killed while serving in the Vietnam War after opening ceremonies for The Wall That Heals at Canada Del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley, Ariz., on March 15, 2018. Frey lost 20 shipmates after an in-bore explosion in an 8-inch gun turret on the USS Newport News, a heavy cruiser, on Oct. 1, 1972. The ship was providing gunfire support to ground troops fighting around Quang Tri City. The USS Newport News was the last all-gun heavy cruiser in commission in US naval history.
The Wall That Heals
George Lipphardt of American Legion Post 132 traces a name of Roger D. Partington for Norma Jean Boight of Illinois after opening ceremonies for The Wall That Heals at Canada Del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley, Ariz., on March 15, 2018. Boight and Partington were high school classmates in Sparta, Ill. around 1967. Boight described Partington has a popular young man and student class officer. The Wall is a 3/4 size replica of the Vietnam Wall memorial in Washington DC.
The Wall That Heals
People look for names after opening ceremonies for The Wall That Heals at Canada Del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley, Ariz., on March 15, 2018. The Wall is a 3/4 size replica of the Vietnam Wall memorial in Washington DC.
The Wall That Heals
A wreath honoring the fallen soldiers, sailors and Marines at The Wall That Heals at Canada Del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley, Ariz., on March 15, 2018. The Wall is a 3/4 size replica of the Vietnam Wall memorial in Washington DC.
The Wall That Heals
A battlefield cross stands before The Wall That Heals at Canada Del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley, Ariz., on March 15, 2018. The Wall is a 3/4 size replica of the Vietnam Wall memorial in Washington DC.
The Wall That Heals
People look at names after opening ceremonies for The Wall That Heals at Canada Del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley, Ariz., on March 15, 2018. The Wall is a 3/4 size replica of the Vietnam Wall memorial in Washington DC.
The Wall That Heals
David Wien, foreground, photographs the name of his wife's friend after opening ceremonies for The Wall That Heals at Canada Del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley, Ariz., on March 15, 2018. The Wall is a 3/4 size replica of the Vietnam Wall memorial in Washington DC.
The Wall That Heals
Willow Siebert, right, photographs names of high school classmates for Sandra Siebert, an Army medic who served at Ft. Sam Houston, after opening ceremonies for The Wall That Heals at Canada Del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley, Ariz., on March 15, 2018. The Wall is a 3/4 size replica of the Vietnam Wall memorial in Washington DC.
The Wall That Heals
Darwin Frey of Wisconsin traces the names of some of 20 shipmates killed while serving in the Vietnam War after opening ceremonies for The Wall That Heals at Canada Del Oro Riverfront Park in Oro Valley, Ariz., on March 15, 2018. Frey lost 20 shipmates after an in-bore explosion in an 8-inch gun turret on the USS Newport News, a heavy cruiser, on Oct. 1, 1972. The ship was providing gunfire support to ground troops fighting around Quang Tri City. The USS Newport News was the last all-gun heavy cruiser in commission in US naval history.
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