Remembering Heroes: Flag display honors West Virginians lost in Vietnam
Veterans on Sunday placed 733 flags representing the West Virginians, including 24 Wood County residents, that lost their lives in the Vietnam War on the lawn in front of the National Guard Armory on Blizzard Drive in Parkersburg. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Citizens of the community gathered Sunday at the National Guard Armory on Blizzard Drive in Parkersburg to observe the naming and placement of flags honoring the West Virginians who died in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Members of the military assisted with the placement of the 733 flags Sunday at the National Guard Armory on Blizzard Drive in Parkersburg to honor West Virginians who died in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Members of the military assisted with the placement of the 733 flags Sunday at the National Guard Armory on Blizzard Drive in Parkersburg to honor West Virginians who died in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Veterans on Sunday placed 733 flags representing the West Virginians, including 24 Wood County residents, that lost their lives in the Vietnam War on the lawn in front of the National Guard Armory on Blizzard Drive in Parkersburg. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Citizens of the community gathered Sunday at the National Guard Armory on Blizzard Drive in Parkersburg to observe the naming and placement of flags honoring the West Virginians who died in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Members of the military assisted with the placement of the 733 flags Sunday at the National Guard Armory on Blizzard Drive in Parkersburg to honor West Virginians who died in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
Members of the military assisted with the placement of the 733 flags Sunday at the National Guard Armory on Blizzard Drive in Parkersburg to honor West Virginians who died in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Clara Noelle)
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PARKERSBURG -- On Sunday, veterans honored the area's military members who died in the Vietnam War.
They placed 733 flags for the West Virginians who lost their lives in the conflict, including 24 who lived in Wood County before they died. Those 24 flags also have the names and pictures of the designated fallen soldiers.
The flags will stay up until Thursday, following Wednesday's "Welcome Home Vietnam Vets" activities.
Army veteran Jerry Smith scheduled the event and planned out every detail behind it.
"I just wanted to pay homage to those who lost their lives in the Vietnam War," Smith said. "I thank the people that came to our event."
Clara Noelle can be reached at intern@newsandsentinel.com.