Taj Simmons is a multimedia journalist who joined WRTV in August 2023.
MARTINSVILLE — The last American troops pulled out of Vietnam 50-years-ago, but the pain of war still haunts some Vietnam veterans. They can now mourn the 58,281 Americans killed in the Vietnam War without having to travel to Washington, D.C.A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, an exhibition entitled The Wall That Heals , opened at the Morgan County Fairgrounds in Martinsvile on Thursday. The memorial will be open 24 hours a day until the exhibition closes Sunday afternoon.
'I don't think you can prepare yourself for something like that,' Tijunin said. 'I do remember opening the letter and thinking to myself, 'Oh my goodness, I've got to tell my dad, and he's not going to be real happy.'''You flew into Vietnam...everybody has the same story,' Passwater said. 'When the door of the aircraft opened, the heat and humidity came in and it was a rude awakening.
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