Moving Wall moves on to Thatcher

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Visitors get one last look at the Moving Wall before it is taken down.

WILLIAMS — Veterans and other volunteers poured out to assist it taking down the Moving Wall. The Moving Wall is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. In addition, Williams hosted the War on Terror display with banners of military members killed in Afghanistan, Iraq and other areas in the Middle East and in the 911 attack.

Volunteers assist in taking down the Moving Wall.

Volunteers carefully carry pieces of the Moving Wall to the containers.


Family members and friends visited the wall leaving memorial items of their family members who did not return from Vietnam. People were still visiting as volunteers gathered to take down the wall. Pictures on Facebook show family members pointing out the names of their lost loved-ones appearing on the wall.

The pieces of the Moving Wall are carefully replace back into the containers.

Volunteers assist in taking down the Moving Wall.


Veterans of Williams and other members of the community, many who came to put the Moving Wall in place, gathered to take the wall down. Workers from the City of Williams assisted in taking down the War on Terror memorial.

The Moving Wall packed and ready to move on to Thatcher, Arizona.


The Moving Wall now moves on to Thatcher, Arizona.

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