We The People: Vietnam Veteran working with Cedar Rapids Community School District and homeless children

Replica of Vietnam Veterans Memorial comes to Jefferson Barracks

From July 24-27, the Jefferson Barracks Historic Site, 345 North Drive, will have a new piece of history joining its grounds: The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.  In addition to the wall, there will be a “Mobile Educational Center.” The Wall That Heals will be free to the public and open for 24 hours a day. The memorial honors more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces d…

We The People: Vietnam Veteran working with Cedar Rapids Community School District and homeless children

Slayton Thompson spent a portion of his youth serving in the army during the Vietnam War, along with several family members.