Visit ‘The Wall that Heals’
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News from Glacier Park VFW Post 2252
KALISPELL — The 53-foot trailer that carries “The Wall That Heals” transforms to become a mobile Education Center. The exterior of the trailer features a timeline of “The War and The Wall” and provides additional information about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Additional exhibits give visitors a better understanding of the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the collection of items left at The Wall. Displays include:
Hometown Heroes - Photos of service members on The Wall who list their home of record from the local area.
Map of Vietnam
In Memory Honor Roll - photos of local Vietnam veterans honored through VVMF’s In Memory program which honors veterans who returned home and later died of Vietnam-related illnesses.
A display of items representative of those left at the Wall in Washington, D.C.
Two paper directories allow for names to be found alphabetically.
The Gold Star Bike - Donated to VVMF by the American Gold Star Mothers in 2012, the bike is a Softail Custom Harley that pays tribute to the mothers who lost sons to the Vietnam War.
The exhibit opens Thursday, June 22, and ends on Sunday, June 25, and will be located at Glacier High School Soccer Field, 375 Wolfpack Way, in Kalispell. Free group tours are available (minimum 10 people and up to 100 people can be accommodated). School tours are available on Thursday and Friday. Go to: kalispellvfw.com to make a reservation and for more information.
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 provides thousands of veterans who have been unable to cope with the prospect of facing The Wall to find the strength and courage to do so within their own communities, thus allowing the healing process to begin.
