Vietnam Moving Wall Is Coming To Oswego

OSWEGO, IL - Local Vietnam veterans will be commemorated when The Moving Wall stops in Oswego from June 29 to July 3 as part of its national tour. It will be placed at the Oswegoland Park District's Prairie Point Park on Plainfield Road.

The Moving Wall is a half-size replica of the Washington, D.C. Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has been touring the country for thirty plus years. It has stopped in every state in the U.S. including Puerto Rico, Guam, and Saipan. The Wall has been displayed more than 1,338 times and was recently updated to now carry 58,308 names, according to The Moving Wall nonprofit organization.

At each city memorabilia is placed by family and friends in memory of the veterans. After a week, the memorabilia is collected and stored for safe keeping. A museum is in the works to showcase the memorabilia which has been collected over the years from around the country.

The Moving Wall was created by John Devitt, who along with Norris Shears, Gerry Haver and other Vietnam veteran volunteers, built the replica in Texas, in 1984. Two structures of The Moving Wall now travel the country from April through November, making stops for five to seven days.

The stop in Oswego is being sponsored by the Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club, the Village of Oswego and the Oswegoland Park District. The organizations are putting together committees to help with the project and recruit volunteers.

Those that are interested in becoming involved, or helping to sponsor can sign up here: Vietnam Wall Oswego Volunteer Sign Up.

For more information on the project, visit: The Moving Wall Museum Foundation.

The Facebook event page: Vietnam Wall Oswego 2017

Photos via The Moving Wall Museum Foundation/by michael at testsforge