If you’ve been to the Vietnam Memorial, you probably remember the kiosk that sold Vietnam war era memorablia between the Wall and the Lincoln Monument. According to the Washington Examiner, it caught fire yesterday and burned to the ground;
Walt Sides, a founder of veterans group Rolling Thunder, which operated and staffed the kiosk around the clock, says the organization plans to rebuild. The booth had been on the premises for more than 20 years.
Rolling Thunder will have to go through the permitting process again and show that it has eliminated whatever issue caused the fire “so that what happened Monday night never happens again,” U.S. Park Service spokesman Bill Line said Tuesday.
It looks like a propane space heater used by the person operating the booth caused the fire.
Very sorry to hear that news. I remember visiting the Wall and chatting with the Rolling Thunder guys back in the late ’70’s.
I’ll be riding with some of the leadership for the local RT chapter this weekend -will have to make sure to donate some money to help.
The article said the person at the booth was treated at the scene. I’m going to assume minor injuries, thankfully nothing worse.
Does anyone know if they have a site for donations?
Bummer, I was there back in May and bought some stuff from this guy. Real nice guy, hell he even through my some freebies. Let us know how we can help.