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A Chopper s New Chapter: Honoring Vietnam War Veterans PUBLISHED 3:55 PM ET Dec. 14, 2020 PUBLISHED 3:55 PM EST Dec. 14, 2020
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial at the Griffiss Business and Technology Park in Rome should be getting a new addition next year a helicopter.
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A Huey helicopter is being worked on by Mohawk Valley Community College students for a Vietnam War veterans memorial in Rome
The helicopter is expected to be displayed next summer
The helicopter was recently moved to the college s new hangar We started this dream back in 1994 when the Moving Wall came to Rome on the grounds of Fort Stanwix, and it kind of put an idea in our head that we would like to do something more permanent for the memorial for Vietnam veterans, said New York State Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Associate Member Mark Jennings.