If someone you loved died in Vietnam, Janna Hoehn might be in search of his photograph to honor his life.Hoehn, of Hawaii, is a volunteer for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. She and …
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If someone you loved died in Vietnam, Janna Hoehn might be in search of his photograph to honor his life.Hoehn, of Hawaii, is a volunteer for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. She and other have been collecting photographs of fallen soldiers for the Faces Never Forgotten program.Its mission is to put a face with each and every Fallen Hero from the Vietnam War whose name appears on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.The photographs are being added to the Wall of Faces, a virtual wall on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund website. There, visitors can view photographs and information about the individuals behind the names etched in stone on the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall that makes its home in Washington D.C."Putting a face with a name changes the whole dynamic of the Wall," said Hoehn. "It keeps our fallen heroes' memories alive and will honor them. Our heroes' stories and sacrifice will never be forgotten."Photographs are needed for six men who lived in Franklin County and two men who lived in Warren County when they died at war. They are:• Richard P. Bartle (1943-1966) of Villa Ridge.• Gary R. Burnett (1945-1968) of Union.• George D. Harper (1948-1970) of St. Clair.• Philip W. Hunt (1945-1968) Wright City.• Anthony Knoll (1949-1968) of Pacific.• Steven R. Olson (1948-1968) of St. Clair.• Ronald P. Remboldt (1951-1971) of Union.• Charles G. Schwartz (1946-1969) of Marthasville.Hoehn became involved in the project not because she knew a fallen hero, but because the Vietnam War left a lasting impression on her. It was part of her high school life. When she visited Washington, D.C., as an adult, visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall was important to her and it made an emotional impact.“Even though I never knew anyone killed in Vietnam, I wanted an rubbing of one of the names. I approached the Wall and choose a name: Gregory John Crossman, an MIA,” she said. “When I returned home, I decided to research Gregory and try to find his family, in the event they were never able to go to the Wall, I would send them the etching, hoping they would share a photo with me of Gregory. Off and on for 6 months, I researched every way possible and never found any family.” She eventually found information about Gregory and later heard about Faces Never Forgotten, She joined and went on to help collect thousands of photographs, all to be added to the Wall of Faces. And the work continues, with the help of many.“If anyone is related, a friend or a classmate to any of the young men on the list, I would very much appreciate hearing from you. Even if you don’t have a photo but know which school any of these young men attended, it would be so helpful,” she said.“We need to obtain a photo of every single fallen hero whose names are etched on The Wall, all 58,315 of them. To date we have collected over 47,000 photos.”Photographs and information to Janna Hoehn at neverforgotten2014@gmail.com.For more information about the Education center or make a donation to help build the Center go to www.vvmf.org/thewall.Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund