Vietnam Traveling Wall escorted from Camp Shelby museum to Jackson Trail of Honor

CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (WDAM) – A cellular tribute to fallen heroes from the Vietnam Warfare made a visit Camp Shelby Thursday on its technique to a patriotic occasion in Jackson that’s happening for the primary time for the reason that starting of the pandemic.

The Vietnam Touring Memorial Wall, based mostly in Florida, was escorted by a big group of motorbike riders from the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum to the Capitol Metropolis for the primary Path of Honor since 2019.

The touring wall is a 3/5 scale duplicate of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D. C.

The group escorting the wall was made up of regulation enforcement officers from a number of departments and plenty of veterans.

The Path of Honor is a multi-day occasion held every year at and across the Jackson Harley-Davidson dealership.

It options a number of navy displays and battle re-enactments.

“We have now encampments from all of the conflicts we’ve ever been in and it’s simply an unbelievable occasion,” mentioned David McElroy, director of the Path of Honor. “The Mississippi Nationwide Guard may have a bunch of static gear on show, so you’ll be able to come up and contact it and take a look at it and see what our troopers, sailors, airmen and Marines serve in and go into fight in.”

This yr, the Vietnam Touring Memorial Wall is accompanied by the “Some Gave All” 9/11 Tribute.

“That is the primary yr that tribute has been there and it covers everyone from 9/11,” McElroy mentioned. “There’s a few hearth division and police items from New York Metropolis.”

The escort group left Camp Shelby at midday, however earlier than it did, many members toured the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum.

Amongst these taking a tour for the primary time was Mike Rose.

He’s a retired U.S. Military Particular Forces medic and a Vietnam Veteran who can be a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.

He mentioned he’s joyful to be collaborating in occasions just like the Path of Honor.

“They’re essential for the group,” Rose mentioned. “They’re essential to say thanks for all these individuals who have been lengthy gone and to maintain their recollections and their title alive.”

The opening ceremony of the Path of Honor will happen Saturday at 9 a.m.

Many Path of Honor members can even welcome a whole lot of motorbike riders Monday, who’re taking part within the “Run for the Wall.”

That group is passing by means of Jackson on its technique to Washington, D.C., for the Memorial Day vacation.

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