Vietnam Veterans Traveling Wall Exhibit returns to Auburn

Contact:

Kristy Pachciarz
253-931-3052
kpachciarz@auburnwa.gov

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2010

Open 24-hours a day from Thursday, Nov. 4 thru Sunday, Nov. 7.

AUBURN, Wash. – October 19, 2010 - The Vietnam Veterans Traveling Wall Exhibit, a half-scale replica of the Washington, D.C-based Vietnam Memorial Wall., will set down in the leafy shade of Auburn’s Veterans Memorial Park, 411 E St. Northeast, Nov. 4-7, in conjunction with Auburn’s 45th annual Veterans Day Parade & Observance. Widely known as “The Wall That Heals,” the 50% scale replica displays the names of 58,249 men and women killed or missing in action from the Vietnam War conflict, including 1,116 from Washington State, 13 of those from Auburn.

The Wall That Heals exhibit will feature the dramatic replica – stretching nearly 250 feet in total length – as well as an Information Center and traveling museum displaying memorabilia left at The Wall in Washington, D.C. The exhibit is open to the public 24 hours a day from Thursday, Nov. 4 thru Sunday, Nov. 7, and is available for all ages.

The public is invited to the Remembrance Ceremony and Lighting of the Flame, held on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 9:45 a.m. at Veterans Memorial Park. The half-hour ceremony, presented by the American Legion – Auburn Post #78, with the help of the Inter-Tribal Warrior Society and the City of Auburn includes patriotic music, an honor guard, and a 21-gun salute. The Auburn Mountainview “Roar of the Lions” Marching Band will perform the Star Spangled Banner during the ceremony.

About The Wall That Heals
Established in 1979, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is the non-profit organization authorized by Congress to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Today, through a series of outreach programs, the organization works to preserve the legacy of The Wall, to promote healing and to educate about the impact of the Vietnam War and is building the Vietnam Memorial Center, an underground educational facility, near The Wall.

About Auburn’s Veterans Day Observance
The National Veterans Day Committee and the US Department of Defense have once again selected the City of Auburn as one of the few regional sites for Veterans Day Observance in 2010. The mile-long parade includes military marching units and vehicles, veteran service organizations, marching bands, honor guards, drill teams, community and scouting groups, as well as floats, antique cars, community groups and more. The official start of the parade is Main Street and E Street NE. The parade will proceed west on Main Street to A Street NW.

Other events related to the Veterans Day celebration in Auburn include the American Legion Breakfast, a Remembrance Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park, a Static Display & Exhibit Showcase on Division Street, a Noon Lions Luncheon, the state’s largest marching band competition and much more.

For more information about the Vietnam Veterans Traveling Wall exhibit or the 45th annual Auburn Veterans Day Parade or other related activities, visit www.auburnwa.gov, or contact the City of Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation Department at 253-931-3043.

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City of Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation
910 Ninth Street SE
Auburn WA 98002
253-931-3043
www.auburnwa.gov