Wall ceremony honors the fallen
TFor Lt. Gen. Leon J. LaPorte, commander of III Corps and Fort Hood, the power of The Wall
That Heals was illustrated when he witnessed two veterans looking for each other's name on The
Wall only to find that both had survived. The Tmeple Daily Telegram reports that one had been told that his wounded friend later died."The love they shared for each other is forever imprinted on my brain," Gen. LaPorte said as part of his keynote address before more than 400 people at the opening ceremonies for the Temple appearance of The Wall That Heals.The ceremonies came on the 59th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into
World War II. Survivors of the Pearl Harbor bombing were recognized Thursday morning along with Medal of Honor winners Louis Rocco and Thomas O'Malley."It's an honor to be here on 7 of December, a day that will truly live in infamy, a day America will never forget, a day the world will never forget," LaPorte said.The traveling replica of The Wall, as it is commonly called, stretches nearly 250 feet and includes an Information Center and traveling museum displaying memorabilia left at The Wall in Washington, D.C. The VFW is national sponsor of the tour.