Opening ceremony of the Moving Wall

Bill Nicholls of Butte stands before the Moving Wall prior to the start of the opening ceremony Thursday at Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish. Nicholls, a member of the Patriot Guard Riders, accompanied the wall from Idaho to Whitefish. Visibly affected by the wall and the more than 55,000 names written on it, Nicholls said: “We all have a lot of friends on that wall.” The Moving Wall will be open to visitors 24 hours a day until Sunday afternoon. The closing ceremony is set for 4 p.m. Sunday.