Des Plaines to host replica Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

Des Plaines has been selected as a site for "The Wall That Heals," a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

The traveling exhibit, which includes a 250-foot replica of the memorial and a mobile education center, will be at the Lake Park Memorial Pavilion, 2200 Lee St., from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1.

The city was one of 64 communities in the Chicago area to apply for the exhibit, Des Plaines VFW Post 2992 Commander Mike Lake said.

The exhibit honors the 3 million Americans who served and the more than 58,000 service members killed during the Vietnam War.

"We looking forward to having it," Des Plaines Park District Director Don Miletic said. "We think it will be able to attract many people and help those who were a part of that war."