NEW BOSTON, Texas. (KTAL/KMSS) – The Moving Wall is a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. It has been touring the country for decades, and for the first time it is making a stop in New Boston, Texas.
"They can find the name and we actually have a method where they can do a rubbing and actually rub the name of the person they want. It's a sense of closure. Gives people the ability to put this behind them." says Bernie Martin with the New Boston Chamber of Commerce.
Volunteers are on hand to help a steady stream of visitors find names. Some of the volunteers are local students, who get the chance to see how events they may have only learned about in school have had lasting impacts on people's lives.
"It's pretty sad sometimes, but also wholesome. You find people th