Keyword: Vietnam
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The American Veterans Traveling Tribute’s (AVTT) Traveling Wall stopped in Warwick from Thursday to Monday, and was host to a ceremony on Friday afternoon paying tribute to those who died in … more
Rocky Point Park will host the Traveling Vietnam Wall, an exhibit modeled after the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, throughout the upcoming weekend. The wall will be open to the … more
The traveling Vietnam Wall that will be displayed at Rocky Point State Park from September 8 - 10  will be the topic at a Veterans Coffee Social at Warwick Public Library on Wednesday, August 30 … more
Mark Russell raised his right hand to display his gold Class of 1973 Holy Cross ring. It’s not what the media expected from the man who was instrumental in bringing the traveling wall, a … more
When Alan Conca stepped off the boat at Quonset Point in October 1969 there was no fanfare. Instead, Conca walked out from his Rhode Island National Guard Unit and back into his old … more
The travelling Vietnam Memorial Wall (AVTT) will once again return to the Ocean State September 8-10th. The display features an 80% to scale version of the Vietnam Wall Memorial in Washington D.C. … more
On Tuesday, National Vietnam War Veterans Day, Mayor Frank Picozzi issued a proclamation that he presented to four Warwick Vietnam War veterans, all members of Veterans of Foreign Wars posts. Picozzi … more
To the Editor,  I served with the 101st Airborne Division 1968 – 1969 in the northern part of Vietnam close to the DMZ.  The higher ups referred to the region as I Corp. We … more