Navy Guys Mills, Penn. July 2, — May 26, Date of Casualty: May 26, Navy records document that ATR3 Hunt and three other Sailors died while participating in a combat mission en route to a target within the defined combat zone. Navy Nashville, Ark. Linzy and three other Sailors died while participating in a combat mission en route to a target within the defined combat zone. Navy Jacksonville, Ark. April 17, — May 26, Date of Casualty: May 26, Navy records document that ATR3 Stocker and three other Sailors died while participating in a combat mission en route to a target within the defined combat zone.
Navy Palm Desert, Calif. The information confirmed that Desilets' death occurred within the defined combat zone. Navy Honolulu, Hawaii Nov. CPL Frank A. Neary , U. April 24, — Nov.
Neary died of a stroke due to an intracranial bleed, chronic thromolytic therapy and occluded bypass graft of his left leg. The Marine Corps reviewed the records and determined that he died of the wounds he sustained in combat in Vietnam. Status Changes Beside each name on the Memorial is a symbol designating status.
Veterans, families, friends and the general public have several options to see Vietnam memorial walls in with the release of traveling wall schedules. However, with the release, most organizations are also saying to check before planning a visit, as states have different COVID restrictions in place. Below are the different options. It unveiled the replica on Veterans Day Since then, more than communities have seen the traveling display.
The replica is feet in length and stands 7. Visitors experience The Wall rising above them as they walk toward its apex, a key feature of the design of The Wall in D.
The Moving Wall is a half-size replica, touring since Two replicas now travel the U. It measures feet long by eight feet high at its apex. Displays also fly flags over the wall. These events start May 12 in Virginia. The Mobile Vietnam Memorial Wall has one event planned for The event is Nov.
The organization keeps up-to-date information on its website at www. Outreach specialists and counselors will be on hand at many locations to meet with Veterans and families wanting to learn more about how Vet Centers aid in the readjustment of a Veteran or service member after deployment or trauma. They will engage safely in accordance with state and local guidelines. Vietnam Veterans originally established Vet Centers and still hold true to keeping that promise today.
Many sites will also hold Vietnam War Commemoration events. Set on two acres on the National Mall, the public may visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial 24 hours a day. Face masks are required on National Park Service-administered lands where physical distancing cannot be maintained and in all NPS buildings and facilities.
Park operations vary based on local public health conditions. Before visiting, please check the park website to determine its operating status. Additional details are available at www.
The site is located about 90 minutes south of St. Before visiting one of the traveling walls, a doctor from the National Center for PTSD said Veterans with PTSD should consider their expectations for the visit and how the visit fits into their recovery goals. That can help the visit be a rich and meaningful experience. The names of all the My Lai victims are inscribed here, followed by their gender and age. This is where the tears can't be choked back.
My own reflection on the gold looks ghostly, asking me for answers I don't have. It takes me quickly back to that Vietnam Wall in Washington and what I felt decades ago. Taking a photo of the whole My Lai wall doesn't seem possible. It's as if the gold nestles the names, protecting them with light, giving them a place to hide from the horror they saw.
The names of three 1-year-olds, victims of the My Lai massacre, are grouped together on a memorial wall at a museum in Son My, Vietnam. I get up close to get a detail shot.
Three ages come quickly into focus -- 1, 1 and 1. Tears cloud my view of my phone screen. I walk away to the museum beyond. The facts, as Vietnam sees them, are in that museum. They present a compelling argument that US forces entered My Lai on that morning, intent on wiping out a village of non-combatants -- old men, women, children, those three 1-year-olds. US military accounts don't deny the event, though death tolls differ.
Some American accounts will tell you My Lai was a village that harbored and aided Viet Cong guerrillas who'd been responsible for dozens of US deaths in the area. Some US soldiers who shot those civilians testified that they were under orders to kill everything in My Lai.
But other Americans ignored those orders. Some, in fact, even turned their guns to face their countrymen and protect fleeing Vietnamese. Of the scores of Americans in My Lai that morning, only one, Lt. William Calley, was ever found guilty of a crime. Despite receiving a life sentence for murder at a court martial, he saw it reduced and was eventually paroled after serving only three years. Many in Vietnam -- and in America -- decry that as an injustice.
But our guide tells us ill will doesn't linger. Vietnamese look forward, not back, he says, reassuring us that Americans are welcome in 21st century Vietnam. But as I look back at my photos of that golden wall, I see the shadows looking back at me. And my throat tightens. And my eyes well.
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