The American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Wall is coming to the Kentucky Horse Park July 9-12.
The replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington will be on display at the Kentucky Horse Park. There is no admission or parking fee for those visiting the Wall. It will be open 24 hours a day beginning at noon, Thursday, July 9, and continuing through 3 p.m., Sunday, July 12.
“We hope that no one misses this opportunity to see this replica of our most popular and moving national memorial,” Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Heather French Henry said. “Our thanks to Mayor (Jim) Gray and to the city of Lexington for their help in bringing the Wall to Lexington.”
The Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs is sponsoring the American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Wall.
The replica is about 300 feet long. As with the Washington memorial, it displays the names of veterans who died during the war. Those who want to make a pencil rubbing of the name of a loved one can do so on the traveling wall.
“There are many people who can’t go to Washington to see the memorial,” Gray said. “This gives people who have never seen the memorial and our entire community an opportunity to pay our respects and say thank you. It’s an opportunity to teach our children about the sacrifices that have been made for them and for our country.”
From Office of the Mayor