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To find out more about the Traveling Vietnam Wall, the Cost of Freedom Exhibit or the American Veterans Traveling Tribute visit www.avtt.org.
A replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Wall is 80% the size of the original. It is eight feet tall and 370 feet long. The wall has 58,253 names on it. The Wall will be set up Aug. 27 starting at 7 a.m.
Arriving with the wall is the Cost of Freedom Exhibit. It is nine large memorials comprised of gold dog tags under glass. The tags represent those who died in service since Vietnam and includes 9/11.
American Veterans Traveling Tribute at Goodland Town Park
Thursday, August 27
2 p.m. Cost of Freedom exhibit (opening ceremony and guest speakers)
6 p.m. Songs by DJ Miller
Friday, August 28
11 a.m. American Huey 369 arrives
2 p.m. Guest speaker- Sgt. Andy Rausch
6 p.m. Bagpipes played by Tim Stirm
Saturday, August 29
12:30 p.m. South Newton Band
2 p.m. Music by Sabrina Burton
2:30 p.m. Ride of Honor Ceremony and guest speaker- MSgt. Brian Schwartz
6 p.m. Bagpipes played by Bob Mansfield
Sunday, August 30
10 a.m. Church services
2 p.m. Guest speakers: Jon McCardle, Royal Voller and Colonel Densel Acheson USAF (retired)
4 p.m. Community band
6 p.m. Bagpipes by Taylor Stirm, retrieval of Colors and Lowering of the Flag, Taps by Neil Riley
Monday, August 31
Viewing until noon
