
Participants in the procession from Sherwood Island State Park to Norwalk, and local officials, gather Tuesday in front of trailer carrying “The Wall That Heals.” (Harold F. Cobin)
NORWALK, Conn. — A traveling Vietnam War memorial, “The Wall That Heals,” came to Norwalk on a tractor trailer Tuesday, led by a motorcycle escort. The seven-foot high, 375-foot-long replica of Washington D.C.’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial contains engravings of more than 58,000 fallen servicemen’s names, including 18 Norwalkers, listed by day of casualty.
Mayor Harry Rilling noted that the country was divided by the Vietnam War and returning veterans were often treated with disrespect. “‘The Wall That Heals,’ that’s the appropriate name for this display, the wall that heals, giving them hope that people realize that what they did was for their country and for God,” he said.
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