A powerful tribute to fallen heroes has come to Western New York this weekend, offering the community a chance to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
The Mount Calvary Heritage Foundation is hosting “The Walls of Honor” at Pine Lawn Cemetery in Cheektowaga from Thursday through Monday. The display features two moving memorials: The Moving Wall, a half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the Gold Star Tribute Wall, which honors those killed in the Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
“The moving wall has over 58,000 names of soldiers that were killed in Vietnam, and then the Gold Star Wall has about 8,000 names of soldiers that were killed in the Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan wars on them, so a huge amount of names that made the ultimate sacrifice for our country,” Megan Hahin said.
Hahin serves as executive director of the Mount Calvary Heritage Foundation.
Samuel Micoaro, founder and president of the Tribute to America’s Fallen Foundation, emphasized the significance of the memorial…