Whether you were military brass, enlisted, or a family member, memories of the Vietnam War linger.
It will be a special time when the Wall That Heals - the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica - comes to New Bern’s Lawson Creek Park this week.
Retired Marine Col. Dave Nelson flew helicopters missions into enemy territory during tours in 1967 and 1970, while enlisted Marine Ralph Aviles rode security on medivac flights and loaded and unloaded the injued and the dead.
Both men and their families live in New Bern s Greenbrier community. They saw their share of ghastly war injuries and death.
Chopper sounds take Marine back in time
Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial an emotional experience
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The touring Vietnam Memorial Wall replica - The Wall that Heals - a three-quarter scale of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in the nation s capital, has traveled through 700 U.S. cities in the past 25 years. It s first planned visit to New Bern in 2020 was postponed due to COVID-19, but it will arrive this week for a four-day stay.
Here are some things you should know.
1. Where will the Vietnam Memorial Wall / The Wall that Heals be located?
April 8 to 11 in Lawson Creek Park, free, 24 hours a day, hosted by American Legion Post 539 and the Knights of Columbus, Assembly 1820. Programs will include location of 61 military personnel from Craven and surrounding counties killed in Vietnam.
Goebel Way receives Richmond board s OK
RICHMOND, Ind. Goebel Way will now lead to Remembering Veterans Drive and the Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park.
Richmond s Board of Public Works and Safety on Thursday unanimously approved a resolution designating Goebel Way as an alias name for Johnson Street. The sloping, short stretch of roadway leads west from North Second Street toward the Veterans Memorial Park entrance, where North First Street is also known as Remembering Veterans Drive.
The alias name, which means the U.S. Postal Service will still recognize Johnson Street for addresses, honors Joe and Barb Goebel for more than two decades of service and work at Veterans Memorial Park.