“Who could’ve known that anyone at all
    (besides uswould ever follow the story of this well-used
     troopship and the souls who rode it to war, and
     home. Our scribbles and doodles were left certainly
     to mark our passing, our existence, and with the
    knowledge that when it turned around and headed
    home that even if we never made the return trip, our
    mark would.”
                                                                 —Al Sebaka      
           Helicopter Pilot and Walker Troop Passenger

 
    Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam is the Vietnam Graffiti Project’s national touring exhibit, featuring artifacts from the troopship General Nelson M. Walker.

    The VGP's Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam was featured on CBS's April 25th Evening News. Click on the link to watch the story G.I. Scribbles Found on War (click here)

    Included in the exhibit is an original eight-person berthing (bunk) unit recovered from the ship. It is outfitted with original bedding and bright, orange-colored life vests found on the Walker when the vessel was scrapped in 2005.

    Historic graffiti-inscribed berthing canvases are included for wall display, and personal stories of soldiers and Marines who made voyages from late 1965 to the end of 1967 can be heard at audio stations. Canvases with graffiti representing states where the exhibit appears are used whenever available.

    Small artifacts include personal items left behind by soldiers and Marines on their way to Vietnam. Ship safety objects and cleaning supplies are exhibited to interpret the voyage experience.

    
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