It is the fifth time the Moving Wall Vietnam Memorial has been in Stockton. The memorial is open to the public 24 hours a day.
Gina Pittman, the daughter of Medal of Honor recipient Richard Pittman, reflected in front of the names of her father's dear comrades, who died when his platoon was ambushed in 1966.
The VA clinic in French Camp was named after Pittman's father. Pittman described the horrific scene that led to him receiving the Medal of Honor after his platoon was ambushed.
Pittman said she is "grateful and blessed" her father made it home, while also remembering those who did not.
Vietnam War U.S. Army veterans Gwendell Holloway, a two-time Purple Heart recipient, and Adrian Sandoval reunited at the Moving Wall. Both were moved by seeing the names of their fallen friends and brothers-in-arms. Sandoval said it is tough, hard and heartbreaking.
Holloway remembered William McGarvey, who he said was lying right next to him when he was killed, and Herbert William Scott III.
Linda Vasquez, event chair for Stockton's Moving Wall project, said people can place the name of their fallen hero from the wall on a piece of paper to take home as a memento, carrying on their memory. Sandoval and Holloway did just that in honor of their brothers-in-arms.
"Our Vietnam veterans weren't welcomed home, they were called horrible names, they weren't able to wear their military uniforms even on planes coming home," Vasquez said. "And so it's important to me that they feel welcomed home and that we honor each of these 58,000 men and women who never had that opportunity to grow old."
For this community, the memorial is a place to reflect, remember and honor each name on the wall.
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