The Wall That Heals is coming to Centerville, Ohio, from July 27 to July 30, 2023. This exhibit, hosted by Washington-Centerville Public Library, brings the official three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Washington, D.C., and mobile education center to Centerville.
Date: | July 27 - 30, 2023 |
Times: | The Wall That Heals will be available for viewing 24 hours a day (closes at 2PM on July 30). |
It is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., that travels across the country. The exhibit honors the more than 3 million Americans who served in the U.S. armed forces in the Vietnam War and bears the names of the 58,281 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
Photos of service members on The Wall That Heals from the local area.
Donated in 2012, it pays tribute to the mothers who lost sons to the Vietnam War.
A display of items representative of those left at The Wall in Washington, D.C.
Search for names using VVMF's Wall of Faces on the kiosk or paper directories.
Photos of Vietnam veterans from Ohio, who returned from Vietnam but have died since, honored through VVMF's In Memory program. Submit your loved ones information by June 27, 2023, to have their profile included in The Wall That Heals - Centerville.
We are looking for volunteers to help with assisting visitors and setting up and breaking down the exhibit. If you are interested in donating your time, please sign up today. Thank you.
Contributions made to the Dayton Foundation to support bringing The Wall That Heals to Centerville are greatly appreciated. Enter fund number 8937 or WCPL to make your donation.
For more information call the Community Outreach Specialist at 937-610-4429 or send an email to: communityrelations@wclibrary.info.