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Replica 'Wall That Heals' to visit Yarmouth’s Parker’s River Landing Sept. 17–21 with 24-hour public viewing and ceremonies
Summary
The traveling three-quarter replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be displayed Sept. 17–21 at Parker’s River Landing in Yarmouth with a 10 a.m. opening ceremony Sept. 17, 24-hour viewing, an Agent Orange dedication 'Light the Night' on Friday evening and significant volunteer needs.
The "Wall That Heals," a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial carrying the names of 58,281 service members, will be on display at Parker’s River Landing in Yarmouth from Sept. 17 through Sept. 21, outreach coordinator Barbara Ann Foley said.
Foley said the site — across from Captain Parker’s restaurant — was selected as the only Massachusetts location for the traveling exhibit and that the truck transporting the wall converts into a mobile education center. The exhibit will be open 24 hours a day after the opening ceremony, which Foley said is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on Sept. 17; the closing ceremony is planned for about 1:45 p.m. on Sept. 21.
Organizers said volunteers will staff the exhibit day and night; Foley estimated 200 to 400 volunteers will be needed to manage continuous viewing and program activities. "We have a number of, 200 to 400 volunteers that will be with us, literally day and night," she said, and urged listeners to sign up, especially overnight volunteers.
Foley described several program elements: student and community groups will assist in carrying the panels (panels weigh roughly 50 to 80 pounds depending on position), there will be nightly "echo taps" at sunset, and the Wampanoag tribe will perform a blessing at the opening ceremony.
A "Light the Night" event — described by Foley as an Agent Orange dedication — is planned for Friday evening at about 7:30 p.m.; organizers said orange tea lights and orange caps on overhead lighting will symbolically honor those who died from or live with the effects of Agent Orange.
The mobile education center will offer guided tours that organizers said run roughly 45 minutes (booked in one-hour blocks). Foley said the center can accommodate larger groups and encouraged clubs, school groups and civic organizations to reserve tours.
Foley said the display is free to the public and urged any veterans or family members who want to visit, to do so while the exhibit is in the region. She also repeated the request for volunteers to sign up for day and overnight shifts.
The interview closed with the host encouraging listeners to join or support the two upcoming veterans events.
