'The Wall That Heals' to stop at Gettysburg College Oct. 8-11
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GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Gettysburg College will host "The Wall That Heals", a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Oct. 8 to 11.
The wall will be set up on the north side of Pennsylvania Hall just off 300 North Washington St. An opening ceremony will take place Oct. 8 at 9 a.m. near the wall. It will be open 24 hours a day at no charge. A closing ceremony will take place Oct. 11 at 6 p.m. near the wall. Ceremonies will be held rain or shine. This is the only stop in Central Pennsylvania on its traveling schedule this fall.
The nearly 250-ft. aluminum wall is made up of 24 individual panels and is complete with the 58,249 names of those killed or missing in action. The exhibition will also feature an information center and traveling museum displaying memorabilia left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. "The Wall" has visited more than 300 cities and towns throughout the nation. The exhibition made its first-ever international journey in 1999 to the Four Provinces of Ireland to honor the Irish-born casualties of the Vietnam War and Irish-Americans who served. It has also traveled to Canada.
For directions to Gettysburg College and parking information, visit www.gettysburg.edu/visiting_gettysburg/getting_togettysburg. For more information or to volunteer, contact Kathy Criasia at 717-337-6012 or kcriasia@gettysburg.edu.
Founded in 1832, Gettysburg College is a highly selective four-year residential college of liberal arts and sciences. With a student body of approximately 2,600, it is located on a 200-acre campus adjacent to the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.
Contact: Kendra Martin, director of media relations
Photos: College President Janet Riggs at opening ceremony; a visitor to the wall whose T-shirt read "Military nurse and proud of it." Photos by Jim Hale
300 North Washington Street · Gettysburg, PA 17325
You may be aware that Panel 08E, Line 5, memorializes Edgar (Rick) Burchell, E-4, USMC, a Phi Kappa Psi member of the class of '62.
Robert A. Simms, Jr. - 1962 | Posted Oct 01, 2009 04:57 PM
Hi--Harvey Goss, Class of 1964, and I as well as two friends spent an enjoyable Saturday visiting the College and attending the Eisenhower Institute activities. I'm also pleased to see that you are hosting the "Wall that Heals". I have been honored to participate three times in the reading of the names at the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial and once was able to read the name of my platoon leader, 1LT Buck Thompson, United States Military Academy Class of 1966 who was killed at Dak To on November 19, 1967. Has the College ever compiled a list of those who served in Vietnam and those who made the ultimate sacrifice?
William P. Bock - 1966 | Posted Oct 01, 2009 08:15 PM
gunny and debbie like scalloped potatoes, say hi from VFW 8495 Fairport, NY
linda | Posted Oct 04, 2009 06:36 PM
What an immense opportunity for the interested people who have been unable to visit the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC. Please make time to pay your respects or at least get some education out of the experience. We see the “real” wall in DC once a month, while we wash it and it makes me remember my buddies all the time. Hopefully we learn from our mistakes. Hoooooa
Ray Pollard | Posted Oct 07, 2009 11:03 AM