The Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Seymour has joined the Call for Photos campaign to help gather the pictures and stories of the 612 individuals from Connecticut who are among the more than 58,000 individuals whose names are inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is asking people all across the country to submit these photos to be displayed in the Education Center at The Wall, an underground facility being built on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. that will show the faces and tell the stories of those who served in Vietnam, as well as celebrate the values common to all service members who have served in all of America’s wars.
In support of this movement, the staff at the Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home & Cremation Service is asking the community to help honor these heroes by acknowledging them in this meaningful endeavor.
Photos of those who died or remain missing from the Vietnam War will be included on the Wall of Faces that will show on their birthdays.
To contribute photos, individuals can bring them to the Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home, 161 West Church Street, Seymour and they will scan the photos and assist in filling out the short form that is used to identify the person in the photos.
Photos and/or biographies can also be sent by mail to the funeral home. There is no cost for these services.
All photos and remembrances will be displayed in the grassroots collection effort that will be shared on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund web site, where the Virtual Wall allows visitors to search for the names of loved ones lost during the war and find information their information.
When the Education Center at The Wall is built, these photos and remembrances will be used to tell the stories of the more then 58,000 Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, reminding all visitors of the true cost of war and the lives that remain unfulfilled because they were cut short in Vietnam.
Please contact the Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 161 West Church Street, Seymour (203) 888‑2538 or www.hullfh.com or andreaofhulls@gmail.com to submit your photos and stories to be included in the Education Center at the Wall.