“Dear Vietnam Veteran” Manchester CT Town Hall Displays ‘Wall of Healing’ Keepsakes
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Posted on January 16, 2016
Write-Up & Photos by Jacqueline Bennett newsandviewsjb.com “Dear Vietnam Veteran Thank you. We are sorry for the loss of your friends and comrades .. Thank you for your service and your bravery…” A note with this message is positioned proudly and prominently in a showcase in the Manchester, Connecticut town hall. The showcase contains a tribute of mementos left beside “The Wall That Heals”, a traveling Vietnam Memorial that came to town in October, 2015. Immediately behind the note, with the American flag as a backdrop and surrounded by white candles, blended together in an oblong bowl are “all petals from flowers left at the wall”. It is an especially touching sight as one pauses to imagine the hands that…