PEORIA – The Wall That Heals, a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is on display through Sunday at Lake Pleasant in Peoria. The traveling replica has been displayed in nearly 700 communities across the U.S., according to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
The three-quarter-scale replica is 375 feet long and 7.5 feet tall and honors the more than 3 million Americans who served in the U.S. armed forces in the Vietnam War. It features the names of more than 58,000 who lost their lives in the war.
Lisa Owens sings the national anthem at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s opening ceremony for The Wall That Heals visit to Lake Pleasant on April 11, 2024. The exhibit is a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and contains more than 58,000 names of veterans who lost their lives in the Vietnam War. (Photo by Kayla Mae Jackson/Cronkite News)A flag flies over the unveiling of The Wall That Heals exhibit at Lake Pleasant in Peoria on April 11, 2024. Since its creation in 1996, the exhibit has been displayed at nearly 700 communities across the U.S., according to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. (Photo by Kayla Mae Jackson/Cronkite News)Vietnam War veteran Jim Musselman listens to speakers at the unveiling of the The Wall That Heals at Lake Pleasant in Peoria on April 11, 2024. (Photo by Kayla Mae Jackson/Cronkite News)Dorthy Hilty takes a photo of the wall that features more than the 58,000 names of people who died in the Vietnam War. The Wall That Heals is a traveling exhibit that is on display at Lake Pleasant. Photo taken April 11, 2024. (Photo by Kayla Mae Jackson/Cronkite News)Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Roel Zamora shades the name of a loved one onto a piece of paper at The Wall That Heals exhibit at Lake Pleasant in Peoria on April 11, 2024. (Photo by Kayla Mae Jackson/Cronkite News)Merle Ryan, left, and U.S. Air Force veteran David Toliver Sr. look for the names of Toliver’s roommate and second cousin on The Wall That Heals exhibit at Lake Pleasant in Peoria on April 11, 2024. (Photo by Kayla Mae Jackson/Cronkite News)A man shades one of the names featured on The Wall That Heals on April 11, 2024, during the traveling exhibit’s stop at Lake Pleasant. (Photo by Kayla Mae Jackson/Cronkite News)Guests walk around the 375-foot replica of the Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The traveling replica is on display at Lake Pleasant in Peoria on April 11, 2024. (Photo by Kayla Mae Jackson/Cronkite News)U.S. Air Force Veteran David Toliver Sr. and American Legion Department of Arizona Chaplain Ron DiBiasio embrace at The Wall That Heals at Lake Pleasant on April 11, 2024. (Photo by Kayla Mae Jackson/Cronkite News)A JROTC member shades one of the names featured on The Wall That Heals, which honors Vietnam War veterans and those who died in action. Photo taken at Lake Pleasant in Peoria on April 11, 2024. (Photo by Kayla Mae Jackson/Cronkite News)
