Traveling Vietnam memorial to be at park

COLUMBIANA -- The Moving Wall, a replica of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be at Columbiana's Firestone Park to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the memorial.
The Moving Wall will be at the park Thursday through April 30.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial recognizes the people who served and sacrificed their lives in the Vietnam War. Inscribed on the black granite wall are the names of 58,228 people who gave their lives or remain missing. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedication Nov. 13, 1982.
While the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is the most visited memorial, many have not seen it. The Moving Wall is the official name given specifically to the nation's first and only traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
The replica tours the country from April through November, spending about a week at each site. It has been to more than 867 cities in the United States and has also traveled outside the country.
The Moving Wall stands 6 feet high at the center and gradually tapers to 4-feet-high panels at each end. Together, the angled panels have a total length of 252.4 feet.
The wall's appearance is sponsored solely through private donations.