Mattapoisett resident, Dr. David Jenney, was one of the keynot speakers at the Fairhaven Vietnam Moving Wall event on Friday, July 6. During the event a Sikorsky Blackhawk Helicopter circled the crowd and landed in the lawn of Cushman Park.
Dr. Jenney, who retired as the Director of Engineering after a career with Sikorsky Aircraft, talked about the number of lives that these helicopters have saved since their development. The Vietnam moving wall is a half size replica of the wall in Washington DC and lists 58,277 names of men and women .