Mark Vrooman of Proctor, Montana, kneels before The Wall that Heals. Vrooman attended the opening ceremony Thursday to pay his respects to Nicholas W. Vrooman, a distant relation and the only person killed while serving in Vietnam with that particular last name. Nicholas W. Vrooman, of Spring Valley, California, was born Feb. 5, 1949. He was serving with the Army and became a casualty of the Vietnam War on May 24, 1970. His name is listed on the Wall at panel 10W, line 93.

September 8, 2017