May 22, 2023 at 11:39 a.m.
The Northwoods Honor Guard stands in position for the Welcome Home Ceremony, an event held Thursday, May 18, in association with The Wall That Heals, a visiting exhibit hosted by Nicolet College. The group presented the U.S. and state flags, as well as the flag for MIA/POW veterans and their own Honor Guard flag. The Wall That Heals, seen in the background, is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. It honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the Vietnam War and bears the names of the 58,281 people who made the ultimate sacrifice. The exhibit, which was on display at Nicolet until the afternoon of May 21, drew a number of visitors on Thursday, including student groups and individuals making name rubbings. Volunteers explained that the names on The Wall That Heals are listed by day of casualty. Beginning at the center/apex, the names start on the East Wall (right-hand side) working their way out to the end of that wing, picking up again at the far end of the West Wall (left-hand side) and working their way back in to the center/apex, joining the beginning and end of the conflict at the center.
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