A Moving Experience at The Wall

Mary Sit — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:09:00 GMT

A replica of the most viewed monument in Washington, D.C., has arrived in Houston - and METRO is helping the public see it by offering a free shuttle this weekend.

The Wall, a granite horizontal monument with names engraved on it of veterans who died or are missing in action in Vietnam, has become the monument that attracts the most visitors in our nation's capital.

Now a replica half the size has made its way to Houston and is on display at the Veterans Memorial Park at 1900 Tidwell Rd. (at Hardy and Tidwell).

METRO is offering a free shuttle every 15 minutes from Tidwell Transit Center to the park. It will operate from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27 and from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28.

The Moving Wall has been touring the country for 20 years and was launched when John Devitt attended the dedication in 1982 of architect/sculptor Maya Lin's The Wall.

Devitt was so moved, he decided to build a portable wall with other veterans so that those who couldn't travel to Washington might share the experience. The Moving Wall first was exhibited in 1984 in Tyler, Texas.

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A Moving Experience at The Wall