A student from Crooksville Elementary touches a name on “The Wall That Heals”. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)
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Vietnam Veteran John Mitchell poses for a portrait in front of wall section 16E where a fellow soldier of his is listed on the wall. Mitchell served in Vietnam in 1967 in the Night Division. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)Flowers are reflected in the famous reflective surface of a mock-up Vietnam Memorial Wall in Athens, Ohio on September 16, 2017. (Robert Green/WOUB)Glenn Tenney leans over to make a photo of a name on the Vietnam Wall mock-up displayed in bicentennial park in Athens, Ohio on September 15, 2017. (Robert Green/WOUB)American flags inside Walter Hall are picked up by Veterans and placed in front of the wall. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)A Crooksville Elementary student signs her name on a banner thanking Veterans for their service. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)Stephanie Albert, from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, poses for a portrait in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Stephanie was active in the Marines from 1993-1997, while her father served in the Army, her sister was in the Navy, her grandfather was in the Marine Core and her grandmother was also in the Navy. The legacy of this family’s constant strive to fight for freedom started when Stephanie’s grandparents first met at Pearl Harbor. “Freedom is important to us, America is important to us and I feel bad for people who don’t have the luxury that we have,” says Stephanie. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)Veteran John Mitchell is thanked for his service in front of “The Wall That Heals” on September 16, 2017. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)Dick Holmes directs students where they will be going for their first tour at “The Wall That Heals”. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)Dick Holmes, a Vietnam veteran, speaks to a group of students about the history of the Vietnam war, and the memorial wall in Athens, Ohio on September 16, 2017. (Robert Green/WOUB)Dick Holmes, a Vietnam veteran, speaks to a group of students about the history of the Vietnam war, and the memorial wall in Athens, Ohio on September 16, 2017. (Robert Green/WOUB)Heather Cumbo touches a name on a mock-up of the Vietnam memorial, in Athens, Ohio on September 15, 2017. (Robert Green/WOUB)Two U.S. Army soldiers walk behind the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)Crooksville Elementary students take a tour at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the morning of Friday, September 15 in front of Walter Hall on Ohio University’s campus in Athens, Ohio. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)A small vase with flowers is placed in front of “The Wall That Heals” on Saturday, September 17 on OhioUniversity’s campus in Athens, Ohio. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)Vietnam Veteran and volunteer, Dick Holmes, orders Crooksville students where they will be going for their first tour at “The Wall That Heals”. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)Crooksville Elementary student’s faces are refelcted off of a television. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)Corporel Charles “Glenn” Russell was killed in action on September 7, 1968 at the age of 19 years old. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)A student from Crooksville Elementary touches a name on “The Wall That Heals”. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)A group of community members honor those that served. (Nickolas Oatley/WOUB)A mock-up of the Vietnam wall is displayed in Bicentennial Park in Athens, Ohio on September 16, 2017. (Robert Green)
“The Wall that Heals” officially opened on Ohio University’s campus on September 14, 2017 as a symbol of recognition for those who served and lost their lives in the Vietnam War. The wall was set up at Bicentennial Park in Athens, Ohio and was a replica half the size of the wall in Washington, D.C. “The Wall that Heals” is approximately 250 feet in length with 24 individual panels. The wall was designed by Athens local, Maya Lin, who also attended Ohio University. Athens was one of forty communities to participate in the wall’s tour.
