The Cost of Freedom and moving Vietnam Memorial Wall will make for a very moving and patriotic addition to this year’s Zwolle Tamale Fiesta.
The exhibit is quite large and features the Traveling Vietnam Wall, which consists of 140 massive panels that list the names of the casualties of the Vietnam war. It also has panels about the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action of the war, plus casualty stats and information about Agent Orange.
They have also added a number of other features as a tribute to the United States military and events throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
Their 9/11 tribute features six panels of the tower casualties, in addition to panels that detail the losses of those on flights 11, 77, 93, and 175 that horrible day.
Another section covers the U.S. military from 1945-1975 with features on World War I, World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War, and the U.S.S. Pueblo.
From 1979-1989 are panels about the Iran hostage situation, El Salvador war, U.S.M.C. Beirut, Grenada invasion, El Dorado canyon, U.S.S. Stark attack, and the Panama invasion.
Lastly, the exhibit covers more recent occurrences from 1990-
2020. They are Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield, Somalia, Khobar Towers bomb, U.S.S. Cole attack, and the Ft. Hood attack.
All attendees to the festival are asked to set aside some time to take in the exhibit.