Foxx Commemorates 25th Anniversary of Vietnam Vets Memorial

The 25th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC is this weekend, and for only the fourth time ever, all 58-thousand, 256 names inscribed on the wall are being read aloud, one-by-one. Fifth District Representative Virginia Foxx took part in the name-reading last night, which included the name of PFC Larry Raymond Lambert, a native of Winston-Salem and member of the Marine Corps who was killed in Vietnam on September 11, 1966. PFC Lambert, 20, was killed in combat in Quang Nam province.

In a news release, Foxx said, “it is a true honor to read the names of PFC Lambert and others who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. The names on this wall are a memorial to the soldiers who paid the ultimate price and we must never forget their sacrifices.”

More than 2,000 volunteers will participate in the Reading of the Names at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. The 58,256 names will be read over the course of four days. It started at 3 yesterday afternoon.