2007 Schedule of Events:
| Wednesday, August 29 | 3 p.m.—Wall Setup |
| Thursday, August 30 | 8 a.m.—Morning Colors
6 p.m.—Opening Ceremony Sunset—Evening Colors |
| Friday, August 31 | 8 a.m.—Morning Colors
5-8 p.m.—at the Post Home, Fish Fry 8:30 p.m.—Candle Light Vigil at the Wall 9:30 p.m.—Music @ VFW Sunset—Evening Colors |
| Saturday, September 1 | 8 a.m.—Morning Colors
3 p.m.—Vietnam Honors and Colors Ceremony 5-7 p.m.—Vietnam “Stand Down” Beef Feed 7:30 p.m.—Music @ VFW |
| Sunday, September 2 | Honoring All Veterans Day
1 p.m.—Wreath Laying Ceremony 3-6 p.m.—Spaghetti Dinner 7-11 p.m.—Music @ VFW; Hank Tunander Sunset—Evening Colors |
| Monday, September 3 | 8 a.m.—Morning Colors
5 p.m.—Closing Ceremonies 6 p.m.—Dismantling of the Wall |
Memorial Facts
The chronological order of the names begins at the center of the Memorial under the date 1957 which is the date given as the first casualty. The list continues down each panel, moving to the right (EAST WALL) to panel 70 E., and is then continues on the panel 70 W at the left (WEST WALL). The list continues, ending back at the center above 1975.
- Eight women are listed among the names. Seven were Army nurses and one was an Air Force nurse.
- Each wall is 123.33 feet in length, exactly half the length of each wall of the Memorial in Washington, DC.
- The Diamond symbol next to the name signifies “Killed in Action”.
- The Cross symbol signifies “Missing in Action.”
- Approximately 1,300 listed on the wall are still unaccounted for prisoners of war (P.O.W.’s) and missing in action (M.I.A.’s).
- The white circles are located every 20 lines and are merely a visual aid locating a line in the directory.
The Vietnam Stand Down
The Stand Down Ceremony at VFW Post 6165 revolved from a conversation among friends who wanted to honor those who died in and those who survived Nam. They also realized a need to honor and recognize all veterans of all wars and their family and friends.
Together, these friends knew something needed to be done, and out of conversation, in 1995, the annual Vietnam Stand Down was born.
The name “Stand Down” was used by Vietnam Combat soldiers “in country”. Normally scheduled for long periods “in the bush”, combat “grunts” came into rear bases away from the danger of the front lines. Soldiers were on “Stand Down”—free to relax and recreate; a respite from that combat situation.
The Stand Down Ceremony has come to stand for the times we come together and share camaraderie and fellowship in remembrance of our fallen comrades and in honor of all veterans, living and dead, who have answered the call of their country and this year we are honored to sponsor the Vietnam Veterans Moving Wall Memorial.
Click Here for The Moving Wall Home Page
Click Here for The official web site of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States