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Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall, agent‑orange exhibit set for New Windsor in October
Summary
Organizers told the Carroll County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 25 that the 3/5-scale Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be on display Oct. 9–13 at the New Windsor Fire Department Carnival Grounds with speakers, artifacts and an Agent Orange awareness night on Oct. 10.
The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be displayed in Carroll County Oct. 9–13 at the New Windsor Fire Department Carnival Grounds, organizers told the Carroll County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 25.
The exhibit is a 3/5 scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington and “stands as a reminder of the great sacrifices made during the Vietnam War,” Tammy Ray, community relations director for Babylon Vault, told the commissioners. “The wall will be coming to Carroll County at the New Windsor Fire Department Carnival Grounds in a few short weeks. It will be October 9 through the thirteenth.”
The traveling wall is intended to give local veterans — and people who cannot travel to Washington, D.C. — a chance to visit a memorial in familiar surroundings, Ray said. The program will include evening observances, educational displays and special…
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