Photos: The Names March On
The mood was solemn last Thursday at the Vietnam Memorial Wall near the town hall in Princetown. People came to remember those who died during the war.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Honoring his fellow soldiers: Wayne Jackson from Albany stands by a portion of the wall looking at the names. “I knew most of them,” he said. He first visited the traveling memorial on Tuesday, the day it arrived, and came each day until it left, reading every name.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Memorabilia fills a glass case, where people can see patches and gear soldiers wore during the war. The display included pictures of local Vietnam veterans.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Flag ceremony: Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, fold a tattered flag into a triangle. They then raised a new one at the site.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
A photograph and flowers lie at the base of the wall left by the Gold Star family of fallen Private First Class Joseph B. Smith Jr.
The Enterprise — Michael Koff
Looking for a friend of the family, Laurie Jacobson, from Niskayuna, background, points for her husband Tim, a Vietnam veteran, to the name of Nicholas Parasiliti.