The Wall Comes to Crosby

A half scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is on display in Crosby.  The memorial arrived today, and will be open for public visits through Monday at the Crosby Memorial Park on Serpent Lake.

Bill Leonhardt of the Deerwood VFW tells KLKS News, his post and the Ironton VFW post have been working a year to bring the wall to Crosby.

Leonhardt says they don't call it the moving wall because it is on wheels, but rather because of the emotion it draws.

There will be an opening ceremony at 5 p.m. today, another one with speakers at 1 p.m. Saturday, and a closing ceremony at 5 p.m. Monday.  There is no cost to view the display that hosts the names of over 58 thousand Americans who died as a result of the conflict.