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Veterans
Memorial Park is the home to Vietnam Veterans of Northwest Florida's "Wall South",
a one half scale model of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C.
Wall South is 256 feet long, each wing is 128 feet long, and consists of 32 panels per wing.
Height at the center is 8 feet 2 inches and descends in height to two inches at the ends
As noted earlier, the Wall South lists the names of all 58,219 men and women listed as KIA
or MIA from the war in Vietnam. The names are inscribed in the black granite
face of the two walls.
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Starting the Park
Dedication Day October 1992. 50,000 plus Veterans and friends.
Searching for friends.
Candle from POW ceremony reflections.
Old Glory reflects in the north wing.
UH1 "Huey" watches over the Wall South.
This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of Naval Aviation, Pensacola Fl.
Our "Mike" model Huey.
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