Sponsoring the bringing of \u201cThe Moving Vietnam Wall\u201d Since 1984, the traveling half-size replica of the Vietnam Veteran\u2019s Memorial has been touring the country for 30 plus years. When John Devitt attended the 1982 dedication in Washington, he felt the positive power of \u201cThe Wall.\u201d He vowed to share that experience with those that did not have the opportunity to go to Washington D.C. John, Norris Shears, Gerry Haver, and other Vietnam veteran volunteers built The Moving Wall. It went on display for the first time in Tyler, Texas in October of 1984. Two structures of The Moving Wall now travel the USA from April through November, spending about a week at each site.<\/p>\n
The Moving Wall is owned by Vietnam Combat Veterans Ltd. based in White Pine, MI. Located at the Spanish Peaks Regional Hospital & Colorado State Veterans Home 23500 U.S. Hwy. 160, Walsenburg, CO Conservative estimates from the Vietnam Combat Veterans and others who have sponsored the Moving Wall previously place these costs from $10,000\u2014$15,000, or more. This is why we are asking for your assistance. Any amount you can afford would be appreciated and 100% of the funds will be utilized on the Wall Project. Your company name and or individual name will be placed on prominent display near the Wall as a Donor. The American Legion Post 16 is a 501(c) 19 Veterans Non-Profit Corporation, assigned I.D. number 20171140516 by the Secretary of State Colorado for tax purposes. If for any reason, The American Legion cannot bring the Moving Wall project to fruition, we pledge to return any donation contributed by you or your company. Accounting records will be kept on each donation and are available to the Public.<\/p>\n Post 16 Officers<\/strong> The American Legion – Mission<\/strong> Excerpts from<\/em><\/strong> Due to the Coronavirus circumstances in our country, at last night’s meeting, Post 16 has decided to postpone having the “Vietnam Moving Wall” to Walsenburg, CO until next year. The financial investment is significant and it was our belief that many people may not be traveling in June, in which…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":61001,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-61000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","entry","rows-excerpt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61000"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61048,"href":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61000\/revisions\/61048"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/61001"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nThe American Legion, as the contractor, is responsible for all transportation costs, including
\nhousing the driver, setup\/takedown and any and all ancillary costs associated with the display of
\nThe Moving Wall while in Walsenburg, (porta-potties\/water\/security\/location\/framework, etc)
\nTHE WALL IS SCHEDULED FOR WALSENBURG ON JUNE 18-22, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/The-Moving-Wall.jpg\")
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\nCommander: Gary Baldwin
\n719-738-2801, glbceb@gmail.com
\nSr. Vice Commander: Brian Chiquette
\n719-742-3003, bchiquette@gmail.com
\nJr. Vice Commander: Keith Hauber
\n816-277-4833, khauber@sbcglobal.net
\n*Adjutant: David Rogers
\n719-738-9965, david51@centrylink.net
\nChaplain: John Stroh
\n719-738-1732, jfstroh@msn.com
\nHistorian: Faye Stroh
\n719-738-1732, jfstroh@msn.com
\nSergeant at Arms: Faye Stroh
\n719-738-1732, jfstroh@msn.com
\n* If you have questions, call Dave
\nRogers at 719-738-9965<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/krtnradio.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/American-legion-Logo.jpg\"){kind=logo}
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\nThe American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a patriotic veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. It is the nation\u2019s largest wartime veterans service organization committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in our communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and continued devotion to our fellow servicemembers and veterans. Hundreds of local American Legion programs and activities strengthen the nation one community at a time. American Legion Baseball is one of the nation\u2019s most successful amateur athletic programs, educating young people about the importance of sportsmanship, citizenship, and fitness. The Operation Comfort Warriors program supports recovering wounded warriors and their families, providing them with “comfort items” and the kind of support that makes a hospital feel a little bit more like home. The Legion also raises millions of dollars in donations at the local, state and national levels to help veterans and their families during times of need and to provide college scholarship opportunities. The American Legion is a nonpartisan, not-forprofit organization with great political influence perpetuated by its grass-roots involvement in the legislation process from local districts to Capitol Hill. Legionnaires\u2019 sense of obligation to community, state, and nation drives an honest advocacy for veterans in Washington. The Legion stands behind the issues most important to the nation’s veterans community, backed by resolutions passed by volunteer leadership. The American Legion\u2019s success depends entirely on active membership, participation, and volunteerism. The organization belongs to the people it serves and the communities in which it thrives.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cI came to see my son\u2019s name\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>from an article written<\/em><\/strong>
\nby Jim Schueckler<\/em><\/strong>
\n\u201cVeterans came to see the names of their\u00a0<\/em>buddies. Most of them were eager to tell me<\/em>
\nabout their friend or how he died. Many remembered the day in great detail and spoke\u00a0<\/em>of what’s called survivor guilt. “He went out\u00a0<\/em>on patrol in my place that day.” Or “If I hadn’t been away on R & R (rest and recuperation), he wouldn’t be dead.” Others were\u00a0<\/em>bothered that they couldn’t remember much\u00a0<\/em>about their friend because they had tried to\u00a0<\/em>“block it out” for so many years. Another\u00a0<\/em>the man said, “I lost a few good friends while I\u00a0<\/em>was there (Vietnam), but I don’t want to find\u00a0<\/em>just their names, because I feel the same\u00a0<\/em>about all 58,000 of these names.”\u00a0<\/em>\u201cMany people came to the Wall in the privacy or serenity of darkness. Our security\u00a0<\/em>men reported that there were only a few minutes each night that the Wall had no callers at\u00a0<\/em>all. One visitor spent several hours in the\u00a0<\/em>middle of the night standing in front of a certain panel. Whenever anyone came close, he\u00a0<\/em>would move away. When alone again, he\u00a0<\/em>would move back to that panel to continue\u00a0<\/em>his silent vigil. Still, others came in the darkness before dawn to watch the break of a new\u00a0<\/em>day over the Wall. \u201c\u00a0<\/em>\u201cTo other visitors, the names were not as personal, but still were significant: “I didn’t\u00a0<\/em>know him, but I remember how it shocked\u00a0<\/em>the town when he died.”, “I just wanted to\u00a0<\/em>pay my respects.”, “I didn’t know any of\u00a0<\/em>them, thank God.”, “I came to show support\u00a0<\/em>for the vets who came back.”, or “My son\u00a0<\/em>went to Vietnam, but he came back OK.” <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"