El Camino exhibits ‘Wall of Remembrance’ in honor of Veteran’s Day
Between the Schauerman Library and Activities Center, a double-sided 50-foot plus wide wall stood between two 8-foot tall pillars that displayed events relating to terrorist attacks within and outside the United States.
One side displayed a chronological record of events with photos detailing terrorist attacks and the other showcased names of those who have died in the attacks from 1983 to the present.
To celebrate Veteran’s Day, a “Global War on Terror Wall of Remembrance” was on exhibition outside on the El Camino Library Lawn on Thursday.
The “Wall of Remembrance” is a memorial to honor all those lost on 9/11 as well as the heroes that answered the call to defend the freedom of the United States over the past 30 years in the Global War on Terror.
The idea to build this wall started when Richard and his mother took a trip to New York on October 11, 2001, not long after the terrorist attack of 9/11, where they delivered supportive banners to every fire and police stations and to St. Paul’s Church.
The “Wall of Remembrance” made its debut in Anaheim, CA in 2011, where approx. 10,000 people visited the wall that day.
It was founded by Richard Nicholas Jr. and designed by David Brown, a United States Marine Corps veteran.
The timeline begins in 1983 with attack of the U.S. embassy by a suicide car-bomb attack and ends on February 2016 with North Korea’s launch of a long-range rocket into space violating multiple United Nation treaties.
Derek Hendershot, U.S. Marine, has been traveling with the wall as the escort for the fallen heroes and victims of 9/11 since June 2013.