Russellville has been selected as one of the 33 host sites for the official traveling exhibit of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. The memorial, a 375-foot replica standing at 7.5 feet high, will unfold from a 53-foot trailer, providing a unique opportunity for the community to connect with the history of the Vietnam War.
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I remember when the Moving Wall came to Modesto, my dad called me up and asked if I'd take him to visit it. I said sure, no problem even though I thought it was strange he wanted me to take him instead of him driving himself. I asked what time, and he said 0300 the next day.
Three in the fucking morning? "Why so early?" I asked.
"Because I don't want to be around a bunch of kids and women when I go."
He wasn't the only one. We got there and there must've been 100 older men, no kids and only a handful of women standing respectfully off to the side while their men remembered and wept.
