Honoring veterans of Vietnam War

Some of the more than 58,000 names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on display in Temple City Park in Temple City. The half-scale replica, which honors more than 58,000 soldiers killed, will be on display in the park through the weekend.  (Gary Friedman /Los Angeles Times)

Akira Curtiss listens to opening ceremonies for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, “The Moving Wall,” in Temple City Park. Curtiss, a member of the Marine Corps League, served in the military from 1959-70 and in Vietnam from 1965-70.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

John King, 80, helps family members sketch the name of Raymond Ramirez-Gutierrez, who was killed in Vietnam in 1969. King, a Marine Corps veteran from 1945-51, served overseas between World War II and the Korean War.  (Gary Friedman /Los Angeles Times)

In the early morning hours, Donna Schmidt touches part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on display in Temple City Park.  (Gary Friedman /Los Angeles Times)