Vietnam Combat Veterans refuses to set up Moving wall

Vietnam Combat Veterans refuses to set up Moving wall at American Indian Exposition
By Brian Daffron, Today correspondent

Story Published: Aug 9, 2010


ANADARKO, Okla. – During the first week of August each year, several Oklahoma tribes meet in Anadarko to make the annual American Indian Exposition a success. Now in its 79th year, one of this year’s major scheduled events was supposed to be the display of “The Moving Wall,” a trademarked replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Money had been raised throughout the year through benefit gourd dances and other fundraising activities in order to pay the $4,500 application fee and other expenses, and expectations were high.

But when veterans of all nationalities gathered for the opening ceremonies on Aug. 5, there was no Moving Wall. Instead, there was nothing but the wooden stand that volunteers made to fit the specifications as requested by Vietnam Combat Veterans, Ltd. – the White Pine, Mich.-based company who owns the Moving Wall – and the heartbreaking disappointment of an entire community.
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Vietnam Combat Veterans refuses to set up Moving wall