AFTON, Wyo. — From July 9 to 12, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be on exhibit in Afton. An opening ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. on July 9, and the exhibit will close at 2 p.m. on July 12.
The memorial, titled “The Wall That Heals,” will make its way through Jackson toward Alpine on Tuesday, July 7.
“From Alpine it will be escorted through Star Valley by a patriotic motorcade and vintage warbird flyover,” the press release states. “Community members and visitors are encouraged to line the route, wave flags, and welcome the exhibit as it travels from Alpine through Star Valley Ranch, past the Afton Arch, and concludes at Star Valley Middle School in Afton.”
The free memorial exhibit will be located at the Star Valley Middle School and will include the replica wall and an educational center, where attendees can learn more about the Vietnam war through photographs, artifacts and personal stories of veterans.
Open 24 hours a day, the exhibit is intended to honor more than 58,000 service members, all of whose names are inscribed on the memorial.
“This is more than an exhibit,” says a press release. “It is an opportunity for our community to come together in remembrance, gratitude, and healing.”
Those interested in learning more can do so here. For those interested in volunteering opportunities at the exhibit, registration is available here.
