Max Baucus: “Thank you, Mr. President. Vietnam Moving Wall Opening Ceremony Mr. President, this morning, the Vietnam Moving Wall--the…”

“Thank you, Mr. President. Vietnam Moving Wall Opening Ceremony Mr. President, this morning, the Vietnam Moving Wall--the portable replica of the Vietnam War Memorial--came to Bozeman, MT. I would like to offer my thanks and congratulations to retired Col. Ron Glock and Jim Caird for their hard work in making it all happen, and say a few words in honor of this solemn occasion. Walls generally divide people. But this wall unites us. It unites us, as Montanans and Americans, in reverence and gratitude to the Americans who gave their lives in Vietnam. The Vietnam War Memorial allows people to touch the names of their friends and their relatives, and remember those individuals who touched our lives so deeply. And the Moving Wall, as it travels our country, allows each of us to honor their lives and their gifts, and remember the lessons of history. The young people who were born after the war--many of them now entering adulthood--have a chance to experience and understand the magnitude of a war where we lost over 50,000 Americans. The families and comrades in arms see their brothers, fathers, and friends given the honor which is their due. And we all learn again the lesson of the cost of war.”