GREENFIELD — There’s still plenty of time to visit the three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during its stay in Greenfield.
The Wall That Heals will remain for around-the-clock public viewing at Stillinger Family Funeral Home, 1780 W. Main St., until Sunday afternoon. It displays names of the U.S. military service members who died in the Vietnam War, just like the Washington, D.C.-based memorial it’s based on.
Activities at the exhibit are ramping up for the weekend. Here is The schedule for the rest of the memorial’s stay:
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The Wall That Heals open to the public 24 hours
Back Home Again Ceremony starts at 11 a.m.
Program for the ceremony:
Emcee: Nicole Misencik
Welcome: Greenfield Mayor Chuck Fewell and David Stillinger of Stillinger Family Funeral Home
Presentation of Colors: Greenfield Veterans Honor Guard
Prayer: Doug Good, Greenfield Veterans Honor Guard Chaplain
National Anthem: Greenfield-Central Madrigal Singers under the direction of Paul Grizzard
Featured Guest Speaker: U.S. Rep. Jim Baird
Flag Folding Ceremony: Paul Norton
“Taps”: Bill Huffman
“Amazing Grace”: Indianapolis 500 Gordon Pipers
Sunday
The Wall That Heals open to the public through 2 p.m.
Closing Ceremony starts at 11 a.m.
Program for the ceremony:
Retiring of Colors
Moment of silence
“They Died for You, They Died for Me”: U.S. Air Force Band on 50 American Patriotic Military Songs
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Here are some interesting facts about The Wall That Heals:
Size: 375 feet long and over 7½ feet tall at its apex.
Number of names: 58,320, including those of eight women.
Where the exhibit has been: The Wall That Heals has visited nearly 600 communities since 1996.
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A page of photographs from The Wall Heals is on Page A5.
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A video about the exhibit’s visit this week to Greenfield can be viewed at www.greenfieldreporter.com
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