For individuals like Janna Hoehn, the countless volunteer hours for those that served the United States make the work all worthwhile.

Hoehn, a Hawaiian resident, is joining other people from across the country  for the “Wall of Faces” campaign. The campaign is geared to highlight soldiers that passed away or were deemed missing in action during the Vietnam War. In the state of Tennessee, nearly 1,300 soldiers were killed but Hoehn and others are doing their part to round up the necessary information. Once all photos are comprised, they will be submitted to the “Wall of Faces” online memorial with the Vietnam Memorial Fund website, along with being included in the future Education Center — which will be built near the Vietnam Wall memorial in Washington, D.C.

Hoehn mentioned Carter County had 14 young men that passed away in Vietnam. Information on each of the county residents has been gathered, but one more photo is needed for the monument.

“We’ve been able to gather the information we needed, but we are missing a photo of Mr. Robert Shaffer,” Hoehn said. Shaffer was born in 1948 and passed away 20 years later during the conflict.

“My plea is that if anyone is related, a friend or a classmate to Robert, I would appreciate hearing from you,” Hoehn added. “Even if you don’t have a photo but know which school he attended.”

Since the start of the picture-gathering process, volunteers have gathered over 53,000 of the 58,315 involved in the conflict.

“Putting a face with a name changes the whole dynamic of the Wall,” Hoehn said. “It keeps our fallen heroes’ memories alive and will honor them, our heroes’ stories and their sacrifice that will never be forgotten.”

Individuals can contact Hoehn at neverforgotten2014@gmail.com to pass along information about Shaffer. The list comprised by Hoehn included Shaffer, Sam Stout and Charles Fulton.

Hoehn added she is also looking for individuals that would like to volunteer to be “boots of the ground” in the community to help find photos of the fallen heroes.

Gathering information on veterans has been a fulfilling task, according to the Hawaiian resident.

“I have been very involved in trying to locate photos of the Native American soldiers which brought me to begin searching for all soldiers in California,” she said. “Over 500 newspapers have run the story throughout Hawaii, California, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, North Carolina, Alaska, Utah, Montana, Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, Arizona, Kentucky, Arkansas, Ohio and Tennessee. The response has been amazing. I have collected over 6000 photos since 2011. With help, it will be more. I am taking one state at a time, moving West to East. I have helped complete the states of Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, Washington, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Alaska, Idaho, Kansas and Hawaii, very close on several others.”

Visit www.vvmf.org/thewall to learn more about the Education Center or to make a donation to help its construction.