A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be at the Veterans Museum and Memorial Center in Balboa Park from April 9-11. The memorial stands eight feet high and is 240 feet long. It is inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 servicemen and women who died or are missing in Vietnam and is dedicated to all Vietnam veterans. The memorial is free and open to the public 24 hours a day, and is sponsored by Merkley Mitchell Mortuary and Beardsley-Mitchell Funeral Home.
