The Vietnam Veterans' Memorial "The Moving Wall" is scheduled to be on display in Queens' Cunningham Park, in Fresh Meadows, October 2 - 8, 2004. The viewing is being sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of America, Queens Chapter #32, Inc. "The Moving Wall" is the half-size replica of the Washington, DC Vietnam Veterans Memorial and has been touring the country for almost twenty years. It contains the names of American military personnel who gave their lives during the Vietnam War and includes the names of those still unaccounted for.The wall was supposed to have been in Juniper Valley Park in 2004, but we can thank JPCA, Bob Holden, and Tony Nunziato for stopping "The Moving Wall" from coming to OUR park.
The JPCA position on the Vietnam memorial in Juniper Park was that Holden/Nunziato didn't want all those people in "their" park. "Too much noise", "Too many people" was Holden's complaints. Holden and Nunziato used their postion on CB 5 to convince CM Gallagher, and he finally bowed down to JPCA wishes and sent VVA # 32 to Cunningham Park instead.
Remember that Gallagher was JPCA's Man of the Year in 2005 - this was one of the reasons he was granted this "recognition".
Fact: JPCA and the Holden/Nunziato “team” stop the greatest tribute to Vietnam Veterans from coming to Juniper Park.
I ask that all veterans, but especially the Vietnam veterans, to not forget this disgrace that Holden, Nunziato, and the JPCA as a whole forced onto our veterans, and our community.
