A replica of one of the nation's most striking war memorials, the Vietnam Moving Wall will be displayed on the Ag Quad at Cornell, May 1-5.
The public also is invited to opening ceremonies for the Moving Wall on Tuesday, May 1, at 5:30 p.m. on the Ag Quad. Free parking will be provided through Cornell Transportation Services in the parking garage next to Schoellkopf Field beginning at 4:30 p.m. Additional parking for the ceremony will be available along Tower Road and the adjacent Alumni Fields parking lot.
The Moving Wall is a half-size traveling model of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and it has been touring the United States for the past 16 years. The memorial pays homage to the more than 58,000 United States service men and women killed in the Vietnam War. The Moving Wall's visit to campus is sponsored through the Cornell Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality's "Sharing Our World" program.
Other related events on campus include:
In addition, Cornell ROTC units will host open houses for veterans of all wars and military conflicts in Barton Hall, as follows:
Between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. during the week, visitors can get parking instructions at the information booths at the main entrances to campus. At all other times, follow signs to the Tower Road information booth near Judd Falls Road for posted parking instructions.
Volunteers also are being sought to serve as visitor guides during the week of the exhibit. Those interested in helping, or for any information about the Moving Wall exhibit, contact Colleen Caffrey in the Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality at 255-3976 or cec8@cornell.edu.
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