Veterans can visit a replica of the Vietnam Memorial on Georgetown’s Campus

By Molly Greenberg, In The Capital

The government shutdown may have caused the real Vietnam Memorial to close, preventing tourists, visitors, and most importantly veterans from experiencing a trip to the monumental destination, but Georgetown University and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) have figured out a way to open access to the general public once again. The university and VVMF announced plans Monday to join forces and bring a replica of the Vietnam Memorial to Georgetown’s campus.

Painting of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The VVMF donated its half-scale replica of The Wall That Heals to Georgetown to display for a limited time only, beginning today and due to stay on school grounds up until October 14 (hopes are that the federal government will resolve their budgetary issues by then). All who wish to view the replica can head on over to Healy Hall lawn with shuttle busses available for transport for free from the Vietnam Memorial site on the National Mall to campus.

“We all agree that people should have unlimited access to the memorials on the National Mall,” Jan C. Scruggs, VVMF’s President and Founder, said in a press release. “Until that access is restored by Congress, we will continue doing all we can to make sure visitors can experience The Wall. People from across the world come to see these sites, and we are so grateful to Georgetown University for its help in giving visitors a place to go.”

Read the full article by Molly Greenberg from In The Capital.