Graven Not So Much On Stone...

November 8, 2008
Fort Collins, CO
News from Wichita Falls, Texas:

The sun sets in the western sky, silhouetting the Huey helicopter mounted atop a pole at the site of the National Vietnam War Museum east of Mineral Wells, which hosted a dedication of the replica Camp Holloway Memorial Wall. -- Libby Cluett

Graven Not So Much On Stone
As In The Hearts Of Men
~~ Pericles ~~

Dad and friends rode as Patriot Guard members to a war memorial dedication in Mineral Wells, Texas Saturday. As a Vietnam Veteran, Dad had the awesome honor of signing his name on the seat of a Huey helicopter. He knows all about these birds as that's what Dad was doing in Vietnam -- making them fly.

The replica Memorial Wall contains the names etched on brass plates of 326 soldiers who were killed while stationed at Camp Holloway in Peiku, Republic of Vietnam.

The original wall was built at the U.S. Army’s Camp Holloway, which was home to many units of the 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion serving in Vietnam. The original memorial wall was dedicated in February 1966, with Gen. William Westmoreland giving the memorial address.

For more about the original wall see the web site, which also lists the names of the soldiers to whom it is dedicated and hosts an extensive collection of vintage war-time photos and historical information. http://my.core.com/~campholloway/memorial.html

Source: http://www.mineralwellsindex.com/local/local_story_312104319.html">http://www.mineralwellsindex.com/local/local_story_312104319.html (dead link)