BUTTE - Along this wall at East Middle School hangs the framed portraits of young men from Silver Bow County, some as young as 20 years old, who served in the Vietnam War and lost their lives there.

“This is probably the highlight of my career is being able to be involved in something like this from start to finish and see it develop from an idea to a work of art,” Assistant Superintendent Keith Miller said.

WATCH: East Middle School honors Vietnam War veterans with permanent memorial display East Middle School honors Vietnam War veterans with permanent memorial display

The memorial features the 24 people from the county killed in the war fought over 50 years ago. Most were young.

“It’s kind of crazy to think these guys are five years older than our 7 th graders and 8 th graders

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