Organizers of the Wall That Heals exhibit that will be at Harper Creek High School’s soccer field complex located at 7290 B Drive N. Battle Creek August 20-23, are extending a heartfelt thank you to all who have supported this event and continue to do so.
The Calhoun County Red White Blue Foundation will be hosting the exhibit.
A police escort that will take the Wall That Heals to the Harper Creek soccer field exhibit site, begins at 2 p.m. at Galesburg-Augusta High School, 1076 N. 37th Street August 18. Lineup begins at 1 p.m.
Col Frank J. Walker, RET USAF/ANG and the Chair of both the Calhoun County Red, White & Blue Foundation and the the Wall that Heals Steering Committee, said the committee is very thankful for the support to all who will make this exhibit possible.
“I want to express how grateful we are for the support of Galesburg-Augusta Public Schools and the surrounding communities. Your participation helps us honor the 58,281 names etched on The Wall and welcome home the more than 700,000 living Vietnam veterans who never received the respect, gratitude, and dignity they so richly deserved when they returned home,” said Col. Walker.
The mission of the Wall that Heals is to honor and remember those who served in the Vietnam War by bringing a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and a mobile Education Center to communities across the nation, offering healing, reflection, and education to all who visit.
On Veterans Day 1996, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) unveiled a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed to travel to communities throughout the United States. Since its dedication, the Wall that Heals has been displayed in more than 800 communities throughout the nation, spreading the Memorial’s healing legacy to millions.
Bringing The Wall home to communities throughout our country allows the souls enshrined on the Memorial to exist once more among family and friends in the peace and comfort of familiar surroundings. The traveling exhibit provides thousands of veterans who have been unable to cope with the prospect of facing The Wall to find the strength and courage to do so within their own
communities, thus allowing the healing process to begin.
The Wall that Heals exhibit was on the road for more than 16,000 miles and visited 31 communities across the country during its 2025 season. The exhibit was escorted by more than 3,500 vehicles into those communities, and the organization was able to spread The Wall’s healing legacy to more than 232,000 visitors. Guided tours of the exhibit were provided to more than 17,000 visitors.
The exhibit will visit a total of 31 communities in 2026. The Wall that Heals exhibit includes a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile Education Center. The traveling exhibit honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the Vietnam War, and it bears the names of the 58,281 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
The Wall that Heals exhibit features a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The replica is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point. Visitors experience The Wall rising above them as they walk towards the apex, a key feature of the design of The Wall in D.C.
Like the original Memorial, the Wall that Heals is erected in a chevron-shape and visitors can do name rubbings of individual service member’s names on The Wall. The replica is constructed of Avonite, a synthetic granite, and its 140 numbered panels are supported by an aluminum frame. Machine engraving of the more than 58,000 names along with modern LED lighting provide readability of The Wall day and night.
As on The Wall, the names on the Wall that Heals are listed by day of casualty. Beginning at the center/apex, the names start on the East Wall (right-hand side) working their way out to the end of that wing, picking up again at the far end of the West Wall (left-hand side) and working their way back in to the center/apex, joining the beginning and end of the conflict at the center.
General Sponsors:
Bob and Vicki Secrist, Battle Creek VA Medical Center, Calhoun County Veterans Affairs, Biggby Coffee, Chick-fil-A Battle Creek.
The Calhoun County Red White Blue Foundation will be hosting the exhibit.
A police escort that will take the Wall That Heals to the Harper Creek soccer field exhibit site, begins at 2 p.m. at Galesburg-Augusta High School, 1076 N. 37th Street August 18. Lineup begins at 1 p.m.
Col Frank J. Walker, RET USAF/ANG and the Chair of both the Calhoun County Red, White & Blue Foundation and the the Wall that Heals Steering Committee, said the committee is very thankful for the support to all who will make this exhibit possible.
“I want to express how grateful we are for the support of Galesburg-Augusta Public Schools and the surrounding communities. Your participation helps us honor the 58,281 names etched on The Wall and welcome home the more than 700,000 living Vietnam veterans who never received the respect, gratitude, and dignity they so richly deserved when they returned home,” said Col. Walker.
The mission of the Wall that Heals is to honor and remember those who served in the Vietnam War by bringing a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and a mobile Education Center to communities across the nation, offering healing, reflection, and education to all who visit.
On Veterans Day 1996, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) unveiled a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., designed to travel to communities throughout the United States. Since its dedication, the Wall that Heals has been displayed in more than 800 communities throughout the nation, spreading the Memorial’s healing legacy to millions.
Bringing The Wall home to communities throughout our country allows the souls enshrined on the Memorial to exist once more among family and friends in the peace and comfort of familiar surroundings. The traveling exhibit provides thousands of veterans who have been unable to cope with the prospect of facing The Wall to find the strength and courage to do so within their own
communities, thus allowing the healing process to begin.
The Wall that Heals exhibit was on the road for more than 16,000 miles and visited 31 communities across the country during its 2025 season. The exhibit was escorted by more than 3,500 vehicles into those communities, and the organization was able to spread The Wall’s healing legacy to more than 232,000 visitors. Guided tours of the exhibit were provided to more than 17,000 visitors.
The exhibit will visit a total of 31 communities in 2026. The Wall that Heals exhibit includes a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile Education Center. The traveling exhibit honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the Vietnam War, and it bears the names of the 58,281 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam.
The Wall that Heals exhibit features a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The replica is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point. Visitors experience The Wall rising above them as they walk towards the apex, a key feature of the design of The Wall in D.C.
Like the original Memorial, the Wall that Heals is erected in a chevron-shape and visitors can do name rubbings of individual service member’s names on The Wall. The replica is constructed of Avonite, a synthetic granite, and its 140 numbered panels are supported by an aluminum frame. Machine engraving of the more than 58,000 names along with modern LED lighting provide readability of The Wall day and night.
As on The Wall, the names on the Wall that Heals are listed by day of casualty. Beginning at the center/apex, the names start on the East Wall (right-hand side) working their way out to the end of that wing, picking up again at the far end of the West Wall (left-hand side) and working their way back in to the center/apex, joining the beginning and end of the conflict at the center.
General Sponsors:
Bob and Vicki Secrist, Battle Creek VA Medical Center, Calhoun County Veterans Affairs, Biggby Coffee, Chick-fil-A Battle Creek.
