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Manhattan resident Anthony Shine has paused for reflection before at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza in Lower Manhattan, and every time he finds a space on the memorial dedicated to those missing in action, it hits close to home.

When he was 11 years old, his father, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Shine, became missing in action in Vietnam.

"My father was doing his second tour of duty in Vietnam. It was towards the end of the war, it was in December of '72. Early December, so it was holiday time," says Anthony Shine. "My mother came in, brought my sister and myself in, sat us on the couch and said, 'I have some bad news.' She said, 'Your father is missing in action.'"

Shine's family finally got closure in 1996, when his father's remains were identified at a crash site in Vietnam.

On Tuesday, Shine will honor his father's memory by participating in an event in Times Square hosted by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and the History cable network.

Part of the "Call For Photos" program, it is a national initiative to collect photos of the more than 58,000 names listed on the the Wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The photos will be on view at a planned education center at the memorial.

"It's just easier to put a face with the name when you have the pictures. It becomes more real," says Shine. "Their stories are going to be told in this learning center. That's terribly important."

Those who cannot make it to Times Square on Tuesday but want to submit a photo of a family member or friend listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. can visit www.vvmf.org/photos.