The Vietnam Veterans of America and the Associate Vietnam Veterans of America are pleased to announce that on December 5, 2007, the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will arrive in St. George, Ut., and will be set up at the Dixie Center. The “Wall” was created to HONOR OUR FALLEN HEROES, that we may never forget the sacrifice they gave for our country. The “Wall” will be here from Dec. 5th until Dec. 10th and will be open to the public 24 hrs. a day from 12/6-12/9/07.
On Veterans Day 1996, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial fund unveiled a half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed to travel to communities throughout the United States. “Bringing The Wall Home” to communities throughout our country allows the souls enshrined on the Memorial to exist, once more, among family and friends in the peace and comfort of familiar surroundings. The traveling exhibit, known as The Wall That Heals, allows the many thousands of veterans who have been unable to cope with the prospect of facing “The Wall” to find strength and courage to do so within their own communities, thus allowing the healing process to begin.
The Wall That Heals also features a Traveling Museum and Information Center providing a comprehensive educational component to enrich and complete visitors’ experiences. The Museum chronicles the Vietnam War era and the unique healing power of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, while the Information Center serves as a venue for people to learn about friends and loved ones lost in the war. Since its dedication, The Wall That Heals has visited more than 250 cities and towns throughout the nation, spreading the Memorial’s healing legacy to millions. In addition to its U.S. tour stops, the exhibition made its first-ever international journey in April 1999 to the Four Provinces of Ireland to honor the Irish-born casualties of the Vietnam War ad the Irish-Americans who served. It has also traveled to Canada.
