Traveling Vietnam Wall arrives in Hoffman Estates
Escorted by the Patriot Guard, the Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall arrived at the Cabela's store in Hoffman Estates Tuesday afternoon for what will be a five-day display beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday.
The Wall That Heals, as it is known, is a 250-foot replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that honors the more than 3 million Americans who served in the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War and bears the names of the more than 58,000 who died throughout its duration.
The traveling wall will be on display for free 24 hours a day from Thursday morning until Monday. Cabela's is located at 5225 Prairie Stone Parkway in Hoffman Estates.
Chuck Sineni of Mount Prospect looks to discover the name of his cousin, John Luttrell, on the Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, known as The Wall That Heals. The memorial arrived in Hoffman Estates on Tuesday, and will be on display in the parking lot of Cabela's, 5225 Prairie Stone Parkway, Thursday through Monday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Patriot Guard personnel escorted the truck carrying the Traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, known as The Wall That Heals, to the Hoffman Estates Cabela's parking lot as Eleanor Mamayek of West Dundee and Honor Flight Chicago looks on Tuesday. The memorial will be on display there from Thursday through Monday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
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