SPOKANE — A traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has arrived in Spokane, giving locals a chance to experience the powerful tribute without taking a flight to Washington, D.C.

'The Wall That Heals' arrived in Spokane following a solemn ceremony Monday morning at the Spokane Tribe Resort and Casino that honored Native Americans who served their country.

The mobile memorial, packed inside a semi-truck, was the centerpiece of a procession that wound through Cheney and Medical Lake as community members lined the route to pay their respects.

"These young men and women went abroad ... and some didn't come back," a speaker said during the morning ceremony, which featured drumming and a rendition of "Amazing Grace."

Combat Veteran Riders provided a motorcycle escort for the memori

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