Keywords: the wall that heals at the lbj library thewallthathealsatthelbjlibrary dig13883 austin texas outdoor Genie Giao Nguyen, president and CEO of the Voice of Vietnamese Americans, presents Vietnam War veteran Wayne Brandin, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines, with a sash representing the South Vietnamese flag. Brandin served in Vietnam in 1968-69. "The soldiers had a noble cause, and they are heroes," Nguyen said. The two met at “The Wall That Heals,” a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., on display on the plaza outside the LBJ Presidential Library. “The Wall That Heals” is offered by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund so local communities and Vietnam veterans can experience the memorial to the fallen, which lists 58,307 names. The Wall will be on display 24/7 from Friday, April 22 through Thursday, April 28 as part of a Vietnam War Summit event at the LBJ Presidential Library. LBJ Library photo by Marsha Miller 04/26/2016. Genie Giao Nguyen, president and CEO of the Voice of Vietnamese Americans, presents Vietnam War veteran Wayne Brandin, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines, with a sash representing the South Vietnamese flag. Brandin served in Vietnam in 1968-69. "The soldiers had a noble cause, and they are heroes," Nguyen said. The two met at “The Wall That Heals,” a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., on display on the plaza outside the LBJ Presidential Library. “The Wall That Heals” is offered by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund so local communities and Vietnam veterans can experience the memorial to the fallen, which lists 58,307 names. The Wall will be on display 24/7 from Friday, April 22 through Thursday, April 28 as part of a Vietnam War Summit event at the LBJ Presidential Library. LBJ Library photo by Marsha Miller 04/26/2016. |