On Sept. 23, veterans and citizens of Lewiston and Auburn came out to show honor and respect to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall and to the Vietnam veterans, who are not forgotten.

I was honored to stand at attention with fellow honor guards on the Longley Bridge. Although my body was tensed up, my eyes watered when fellow veterans passed by in that special tractor trailer. “The Wall” honors soldiers who had given their lives, and loved ones have shed tears with hearts forever empty. Tears still fall to the ground today. Those veterans are not forgotten.

Willie Danforth, Auburn

Franco-American War Veterans National Commander and Post #31 Commander