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The Knights of Columbus Blessed Titus Brandsma Council 16519 and Our Lady of Mount Carmel parish in Middletown will host The Wall That Heals at the parish soccer field on Euclid Avenue in Middletown, Sept. 15-18.
The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be open free to the public 24 hours each day starting Thursday morning, Sept. 15, until 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18.
The Wall That Heals replica, which is touring the country this year to honor Americans who served in the Vietnam War, bears the names of the 58,281 Americans killed in the war. It is 375 feet in length and stands 75 feet at its tallest point.
The replica wall, unveiled on Veterans Day in 1996, traveled more than 13,000 miles to 26 communities, drawing nearly 200,000 visitors in 2021.
The weekend schedule for the Middletown visit includes the posting of colors at 8 a.m. each day; the laying of the wreath, interfaith blessing and opening ceremony at 7 p.m. Sept. 15; Healing Mass in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 16; the playing of “Taps” at 7:30 p.m. each day; and a closing ceremony at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 18.
Information: twthmiddletown.org
