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