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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica to Be Displayed

Names on a Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall with a flag above.

Historical May 1987 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.

A half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be on display continuously Monday, June 1 through Sunday, June 7, at Parks College of St. Louis University, Cahokia, Ill., at the intersection of Illinois Routes 3 and 157, four miles south of the Poplar Street Bridge. Along with the exhibition, special events, activities, and ceremonies will be held throughout the week, including a history and education day on June 2, featuring numerous St. Louis University professors.

The week-long event, entitled, “The Memorial, The Remembrance, The Hope,” is cosponsored by KSHE Radio and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Alliance.

The program is open to the public.

For more information, call 241-0280 ext. 235 or 337-7500, ext. 235 (Illinois).

Original photograph caption

Vietnam Veterans Memorial image accompanying the announcement of a half-size replica display. The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1987, page 7. Descriptive archival caption; photographer not credited.

Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, May 1987.

Read this article in the original newspaper issue.

Original source: SD_Times1987_05.pdf, printed page(s) 7; PDF page(s) 7.

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