A Community Sponsored Event
Thank you to everyone who made this event possible:
Contributors, Donors and Participants
A-1 Roofing and Construction
Company
Aidan Languedoc
Al Bergstrom
Alan Sylvia
Albert Guarnieri
Andrew Bates
Andrew Chenier
Aquidneck Clinical Consortium
Artillery Company of Newport
Bagel Boys
Balasco’s Pizzeria
Barbara Carnes
Becca Bertrand, Newport Film
Ben Landry
Bike Newport
Bill Murphy
Billy Wood
Boy Scouts of America, Troop 3
Brian Carn
Brian Medeiros
Brick Alley Pub & Restaurant
Capt. Anselm T.W. Richards
Carey, Richmond & Viking Insurance
Carl Cobb
Carolann Brown
Carpionato Group
Channing Memorial Church
Chapel of Hope
Chaplain Rotunda East
Chaplain Walter J. Foster
Chris Stanley
Christopher Doyle
Christine Hayward
City of Newport
Clint Dempsey
Col. (Ret.) Joseph McGraw
Corinne and Bob Edenbach
Courtney Sullivan
Courtyard by Marriott
Cpt. Roger Barnett
Cru Cafe
Custom House Coffee & Veterans Roasters
Daniel Evangelista
Daniel Snizek, Director of Bands Tiverton High School
Daniel K. Thurston
Dave Smith
David Scarchilli of the Narragansett Bay Chorus
Debbie Kane
Department of Veterans Affairs, Mobile Vet Center
Dept of Parks and Recreation, City of Newport
Devin Cutting
Don Chilton
Drew Anderson
Durham School Services
Edward Gurka
Edward King Singers
Erik Reis, Newport Parks
Father Phil Salois
Flora Jo “Peaches” Dunn
Former R.I. Chief Justice
Frank J. Williams
Frank L. Grzyb
Gail Alofsin
Gulfstream Bar & Grille
Hallman Septic Service &
Portable Toilets
HopeHealth
Island Boys
Jack Murphy
Jacki Lane and Pulse Gym
Jacob Sullivan of AM
1540 WADK
Jan and Carrie Slee
Jane Regan and Willoughby, the therapy dog
Jen Carter
Jim Towey
John L. Ciummo
John Nelson
Kasim J. Yarn
Ken Garthee
Kenneth “Buzz” Riley
Kevin Aguiar, Portsmouth
Town Council President
KVH Industries
La Forge Casino Restaurant
LD Creative
Leslie Grosvenor
Liberty Donuts
Linda Beall
Linda Shute
Lindsey Turowski, LD Creative
LTC Brian Mehan
LTC (Ret.) Margaret “Peggy” R. Zarek
Lynne Tungett
Mallard Printing
Dr. Mark Muetterties
Matrix Production Associates
Mayor Jamie Bova, and Newport City Council
Memorial Funeral Homes
Michael Landers
Middletown Police Department
Middletown Town Counil
Midtown Oyster Bar
Mike Alves of US Patriot Photography
Mike Lalli
Mike Rosenberg of MOAA
Nam Knights of America, Blackstone Valley Chapter
Narragansett Bay Chorus
Navy Band Northeast’s
Ceremonial Band
Newport Ace Hardware
Newport Art Museum, a Blue Star Museum
Newport Blues Cafe
Newport City Council
Newport Community Band
Newport Elks Lodge #104
Newport Marriott
Newport Navy Choristers
Newport Police Department
Newport Restaurant Group
Newport Tent Company
Newport This Week
Norman Bailey
LT Jason Ryan, MPD
Pastor John Owens
Patrick Sheehan
Patrice Tiedemann
Patriot Guard Riders
Pearl Macek
Pete Leclerc, Cranston PD
Peter Davis, Newport
Community Band at
Salve Regina University
Peter Dunn Jr, PPM
Portsmouth Police Department
Portsmouth Town Council
Pour Judgement
R.I. National Guard
R.J. Cawley
Rachel Durbeck
Ray Chestnut
Reverend Bill Zelazny
Reverend Everett Green
Rick Kelly
Riverhead Building Supply
Robert Colbert-Muetterties
Rodrego “Rudy” S. Borgueta
Rolling Thunder, RI Chap 1
Russ Milham
Ryan Tucker, NPT Sportswear
Sabitado’s Pizzeria
Salve Regina University ROTC
Sardella’s Restaurant
Scott Wheeler, Newport Parks
Sean Hackett
Sgt. Joseph C. Carroll, NPD
Sgt. Jonathan Cortes, NPD
Stephen Ferris
Surf Club
Susan Taylor
88th Army Band Brass Quintet
The Hungry Monkey
The Moving Wall Newport
Planning Committee
The Newport Daily News
The Water’s Edge Flowers
Tito’s Cantina
Tiverton High School
Marching Band
Tom Devine
Toner Electric Company
U.S Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
U.S. Naval War College
Veteran Coffee Roasters
VFW Conover-Leary Post 406
Vickers’ Liquors
Vietnam Veterans of America, Post 273
Vietnam Veterans of America, Post 325
Vietnam Veterans of America, Post 818
Viking Riders of Rhode Island
Viking Tours of Newport
Wayne Smith
William Chilton
Volunteers
Adrienne Haylor
Aiden Brenna
Alan Yozura
Aldona Dowski
Alessandra Negalha
Alexander Joe
Alphonso Toppa
Amy Page
Andrew Radel
Anne Leduc
Anselm Richards
Anthony Ohl
April Hames
Austin Toppa
Barbara Bailey
Barry Murphy
Ben Landry
Bernadette & John Taber
Bernardina Borgueta
Beverly Carlson
Bill Cooper
Bill Geasey
Bill Sink
Bill Soules
Bill St. George
Billie Crawford
Billy Wood
Bob Ward
Bob Watkins
Bonnie Houle Piszcz
Boy Scouts Portsmouth Troop 1
Brandon Baldwin
Brendan Donahue
Brent Brown
Brian Behan
Brian Ferreira
Brigham Stevenson
Butch Roche of Viking Tours
Cadet Emily Lowder
Cadet Kieran Egano
Cadet Monique Allen
Cadet Lucian Sullivan
Cadet Justin DeCosta
Cadet Jada Michalczik
Cadet Jose Cortes
Cadet James Berry
Cadet Jackson Bunker
Cadet Tyler Wright
Cadet/Alumnus Seth Lovely
Cadet/Alumnus Nhyazia Ortiz
Calin Martin
Carla Correia
Carol Brown
Carol Dutton
Carol Sweeney
Caroline Buttrose
Carolyn Evans-Carbery
Catherine Murray
Cathy Marshall
Charles Beltz
Chief Sullivan
Chris Ferreira
Chris Jones
Chris Petrarca
Chris Shinkel
Christopher Corbett
Christopher Debethune
Clarence Page
Cliff Christian
Clint Dempsey
Colin Greenman
Collin Thomas, BSA 77
Connie Horan
Corrine Edenbach
Dave Shaw
Dan Finnegan
Dan Healy
Dan Oakley
Daniel Baglini
Daniel Snydacker
Darryl Dowling
Dave Crow
Dave McCormick
David Cabral
David McCormick
David Roderick
David Symington
Dean Fraioli
Denise Doucette
Dennis Webster
Derik von Recum
Devin Cutting
Doreen Williams
Drew Fernandez
Ed O’Neill
Ed Rizy
Edward Gurka
Elizabeth Seveney
Elizabeth Sweeney
Emily Fowler, LMHC
Emily Lowder
Endy Anderson
Ethan Southworth
Eugene Tripp
Eve Shinkel
Frank Dorsi
Frank Flaherty
Frank Rodrigues
Gabe Shute
Gene Rayno
Georgie Fleming
Gerri Gerardi
Gerri Gerardt
Ginny Bulcao
Glenn Bradfield
Gloria Dunn
Greg Gizzi
Gunnar Ellermann
Hannah Drainville
Heather Bishop
Heather Clune
Heidi Taylor
Holly Hewitt
Holly Johnson
Irene LaFaille
Jack Hallett
Jack Lyons
Jack Murphy
Jack Sheehan
Jacob Bliss
James Bridges
James Cawley
James Hayes
Jan & Carrie Slee
Jane Regan & Willoughby
Janet Yozura
Jason Hill
Jayda Michalcik
Jean Lehane
Jerry Palmer
Jesse McFadden
Jesse MIller
Jim & Kate Quinn
Jim Conners
Jim Fowler
Jim Gallerani
Jim Stoller
Joan Dobbins
Joan Kelly
Jody Mandeville
Joe Cooper
Joe Kasier
Joe Mello III
Joe Trilling
John Aquaviva
John Duchesneau
John J Hardman
John Kost
John Reynolds
John Rok
Joseph Coleman
Josh Barnes, BSA 83
Joshua Smith
JR Sullivan
Judy Brynes
Judy Kelley
Julia Page
Kaila McGreal
Kara Metcalf
Karen Ferris
Karen Gruchy
Kate MacKay
Kate Murphy
Katherine Cawley
Katheryn Imes
Kathleen Rendos
Kathleen Tripp
Katie Abusheeny
Katie Burke
Kelcey Lee
Kelli Connor
Kenneth Henriques
Kitty Rok
Kyle O’Leary
Larry Brunel
Larry Cook
Lee Hardgrove
Leslie Pine
Linda Letendre
Lisa Zavala
Louis Brickner
Lt Col Michael Hamilton
Lynn Brennan
Lynn Reynolds
Lynne Rue
Major Martin
Malene Durbeck
Margaret Kelly
Marilyn Soscia
Marilynne Manning
Mark Girard
Marty Kent
Mary Ellen O’Malley
Mary Henriques
Mary Toppa
Matt Davis
Matt Waugh
Matt Wheeler
Mea Simanski
Megan Capozza
Michael Castaldi, MSW
Michael Landers
Michael Pine
Michael Riordan
Michael Silveira
Michael Silvia
Michaela Dolan
Mike & Odette Holty
Mike Alves
Mike Lalli
Mike Lanowy
Nancy Wilcox
Neal Dwyer
Nicki Trilling
Nolan Farr
Olina Wardwell
Pat O’Neill
Pat Padillia
Pat Sheehan
Paul Berdy Jr.
Paul Melancon
Paul Radion
Paul Sanders, LMHC
Peggy Schreiner
Pete Lafreniere
Phillip King
Rachel Durbeck
Rebecca Bartlett
Rich Williams
Richard Durbeck
Richard Kepp
Rick Best
Rick Bonin
Rick Kelly
Robert Haupt
Robert Lehane
Robert Rankin
Robert S. Edenbach
Robert Van Cleef
Robynne Alber
Ron Nalle
Ron Williams
Russ Milham
Sam Daigneault
Sam Rodrigues
Sara Bertuccio
Scott Williams
Sean Hackett
Sgt Wolfe (USMC)
Shannon Booth
Shaun Courtney
Shea Milburn
Stan Olson
Steve & Nancy Wilcox
Steve Moore
Steve Moor
Steve Wilcox
Steven Caldwell
Suanne Telles
Sue Pashko
Sue Telles
Susan Taylor
Susan Winsor, MSW
Tamatha Schulmerich
Teresa Roney
Terri Conners
Terry Bader
Tim Harrington
Tim Hill
Tim Kelly
Tim Whitford
Timothy Hill
Tom Bronson
Tom Finn
Toni Jeanne Calabo
Tony Calci
Tracey Alvanas
Trish Van Cleef
Tristan Thomas, BSA 77
Valerie Varrasso
Victor Duran
Vinnie Pattavina
Wesley Talbert
Will Feury
Will Phelan
Will Serth
William McCollum
Yvonne Hood
Additional generous support provided by:
History of the Vietnam War
The history of the Vietnam War is complicated and lengthy. No matter what an individual’s thoughts about the war itself, it cannot be argued that thousands of people died and many more were casualties, prisoners of war or missing in action.
In order to begin to acknowledge the sacrifices made during the Vietnam War a memorial was conceived. In late 1982 the Vietnam Memorial was completed in our nation’s capital. This was a step in the right direction toward healing the figurative wounds we incurred from the very unwanted war.
It took a few more years before the dream could be realized for a version of this memorial to reach beyond those who had the means to travel to DC and so The Moving Wallwas born in 1984. Thanks to John Devitt, a Vietnam Vet himself and a small group of his dedicated friends.
As the Vietnam War generation is getting older it seems important to give every opportunity for healing those remaining personal wounds.
Paul said, “As a Vietnam veteran myself, I am familiar with the environment encountered by Vietnam vets returning home. We did not receive the nation’s gratitude nor the public’s respect for our military service as veterans do now and as they did before that unpopular war. Very often returning Vietnam veterans were vilified.”