Concert at the Vietnam Wall Experience

IMG_0100.jpg (50938 bytes) A section of the Wall which has all 58,600 names on it.
IMG_0033.jpg (44593 bytes) Thomas H. Steger conducts the Band as the crowd begins to gather.
IMG_0039.jpg (41185 bytes) The Wall is 3/4 scale. About 250 ft long and 8 ft high--it has been touring since 1991. It requires grading and landscaping and appears to be black granite.
IMG_0044.jpg (38012 bytes) This gives a good idea of the scale of the Wall.
IMG_0047.jpg (47964 bytes) The right side of the Band
IMG_0054.jpg (42369 bytes) David Ford reads " I Am The Nation" to America the Beautiful.
IMG_0059.jpg (41276 bytes) Ted Hellegaard conducts " Black Granite " in honor of those who served and whose names are on the Wall.
IMG_0066.jpg (34105 bytes) Ted Hellegaard conducts.
IMG_0070.jpg (37824 bytes) Left side of Band.
IMG_0063.jpg (40085 bytes) Trombones Rick Luff, AB Bonds, and Bill Sherman.
IMG_0074.jpg (37315 bytes) Oboe and Flutes.
IMG_0079.jpg (46208 bytes) Percussion section--Ginnie, Frank, and Bill.
IMG_0083.jpg (40127 bytes) Ted Hellegaard prepares to conduct, Wall in background.
IMG_0086.jpg (38302 bytes) Brentwood Baptist Choir sings "There She Stands".
IMG_0090.jpg (32142 bytes) Color Guard from Al Menah Shrine.
IMG_0092.jpg (37398 bytes) A good view of the Wall.
IMG_0056.jpg (41336 bytes) Tom Steger Conducts as David Ford performs narration.