When the butterfly emerges, its proboscis is in two separate pieces that join together with tiny hooks and fringes. The butterfly has to curl and twist the two halves of its proboscis to create one drinking tube. All this work takes place before the butterfly even takes flight, and it doesn't end there.hen the butterfly emerges, its proboscis is in two separate pieces that join together with tiny hooks and fringes. The butterfly has to curl and twist the two halves of its proboscis to create one drinking tube. All this work takes place before the butterfly even takes flight, and it doesn't end there.
The ten names added this year met the DoD's criteria. These changes will bring the total number of names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to 58,282 men and women who were killed or remain missing in action. The following service members are now honored on The Wall: PFC Johnny Owen Brooks, U.S. Army.
When VVMF built The Wall in 1982, it had an important mission: To honor Vietnam Veterans and heal the wounds of a nation. Three decades later, the mission continues as we raise funds to build the Education Center at The Wall.