| The Wall was built by John Devitt, Norris Shears, | | | | The Wall on the Web - Two Web pages go by the |
| Gerry Haver and other California veterans. It first | | | | name "The Virtual Wall." They are separate entities |
| went on display in October 1984 in Tyler, Texas. | | | | with no connection to one another except for |
| Sponsors frequently are civic groups, schools or | | | | subject matter. One is produced by the Vietnam |
| veterans organizations. Sponsoring usually requires | | | | Veterans Memorial Fund and the second affiliated |
| months of planning by many local volunteers. | | | | with The Moving Wall. |
| There are three Moving Walls that typically travel the | | | | Web surfers should take note of the small but critical |
| country 10 months a year. Scheduling may be | | | | differences in Web addresses. |
| arranged by sending e-mail to Vietnam Combat | | | | The Virtual Wall (The Moving Wall) |
| Veterans, Ltd. at , telephone: 408-288-6305 or write | | | | Begun in March 1997, the Web site provides a place |
| to Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd., 1267 Alma Court, | | | | for memorials to the men and women named on The |
| San Jose CA 95112-5943. | | | | Wall. Visitors may leave tributes, letters, poems, |
| More information may be found on the Internet at | | | | photos and other memorials. |
| The Wall That Heals - On Veterans Day 1996, the | | | | The Webmasters wish to provide an environment |
| Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund unveiled a half-scale | | | | like The Wall itself -- one marked by dignity and |
| replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in | | | | respect. The Web site contains no flashy distractions, |
| Washington, designed to travel to communities | | | | commercials and does not ask for monetary |
| throughout the country. | | | | donations. |
| The replica is constructed of powder-coated | | | | The Virtual Wall was founded by a Vietnam veteran |
| aluminum and is made up of 24 individual panels, each | | | | who then enlisted an advisory board that went on to |
| containing six columns of names. | | | | establish The Virtual Wall Association. |
| Since its dedication, The Wall That Heals has visited | | | | As a public service, Integration, Inc., of Batavia, N.Y., |
| more than 100 cities and towns. It made its first-ever | | | | provides the server, disk space and bandwidth at no |
| international journey in April 1999 to the Four | | | | cost. The Webmaster is Jim Schueckler (192nd |
| Provinces to honor the Irish-born casualties of the | | | | Assault Helicopter Company, Vietnam, 1969). He may |
| Vietnam and the Irish-Americans who served. | | | | be contacted at: The Virtual Wall (Vietnam Veterans |
| The Wall That Heals includes a Traveling Museum and | | | | Memorial Fund) -- This Web site offers visitors |
| Information Center designed to provide a | | | | veteran profiles, remembrances, reunion postings, |
| comprehensive education component to the exhibit. | | | | name rubbings, custom reports and more. |
| For more information, write to: The Wall That Heals | | | | Originally launched on November 10, 1998, by Vice |
| -- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's Traveling | | | | President Al Gore, the site lists more than 30 million |
| Wall, 1023 15th Street NW, Second Floor, | | | | hits and 18,000 remembrances. |
| Washington, DC 20005; telephone 202-393-0090. (Fax | | | | Features include a monthly guest column and regular |
| -- 202-393-0029); e-mail: . | | | | monthly chat with an expert on Vietnam, more than |
| Detailed information may be found on the Internet at | | | | 1,300 prepared reports and special sections for new |
| . | | | | remembrances. |