Worcester County Veterans hosting replica of Vietnam Memorial Wall

Veterans Memorial Park, Route 589 and Cathell Road

Thursday, April 22 – Sunday, April 25 2021

Open 24 hours a day

(Closes Sunday at 2:00 pm)

Free to the public

The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, will be hosted by the Worcester County Veterans Memorial at Ocean Pines Foundation.  The traveling exhibit honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed forces in the Vietnam War and it bears the names of the 58,279 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.

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Volunteers needed for Vietnam war memorial event.

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“The Wall that Heals” coming to the Eastern Shore

OCEAN PINES, Md. – The Worcester County Veterans Memorial committee is preparing to oversee the event which will welcome “The Wall that Heals.” It’s a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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Worcester County's Vietnam Casualties Honored

(From The Dispatch)

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https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2018/04/02/bench-honors-worcester-men-killed-vietnam-war/

Local Honors For Vietnam Sacrifice

From OC Today

(Feb. 3, 2017) Barry Berger, the sole Ocean City native to be killed during the Vietnam conflict, will be honored with a memorial in front of City Hall after a request from a local veterans group was approved during the city council meeting on Jan. 17.

Nelson Kelly, Vietnam Veterans of America Ocean City Chapter 1091 president, who presented the proposal to the council, shared some background of the young man who put his own educational pursuits at American University on hold to serve his country, a decision for which he paid the ultimate price.

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http://www.oceancitytoday.net/p/oc-honors-only-native-son-killed-in-vietnam/1620855