Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica draws veterans to downtown Las Vegas

Las Vegas Review-Journal

6 years ago

Rusty Lofink is reflected in a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

People, including Cathy Marvin, left, visit a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Carl Adelhock makes a rubbing on killed soldier name as he visits a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Carl Adelhock takes a moment as he visits a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Kathy Perkins makes a rubbing on killed soldier name as she visits a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Vietnam Marine Corps Veteran James Lawrence, center, visits a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

People, including Vietnam Marine Corps Veteran James Lawrence, second left, visit a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Brian Cook, left, visits a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial wall with his daughter Violte, his wife Michelle and daughter Faith on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Veterans, dignitaries and others got a chance to check out the Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., during a downtown Las Vegas event Friday.

The traveling memorial, which was erected Thursday morning at 500 Las Vegas Blvd. South, near the Nevada Supreme Court building, is available for viewing from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. through Sunday.

Mayor Carolyn Goodman, Chief Justice Michael Douglas and Jessica Lynch, a former Army soldier who was a prisoner of war during the Iraq War, spoke at the event Friday. At 11:45 a.m. Saturday, Justice Michael Cherry and speakers from veterans groups will take part in a public event at the memorial site. It includes a free turkey luncheon.