The Wall that Heals is a traveling three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. that bears the names of 58,281 soldiers who died serving their country.

Starting Wednesday at 2 p.m., the 375-foot long and 7 ½-foot tall memorial at its apex is completely open to the public at Dwight Merkel Sports Complex. On Tuesday, 99 vehicles, most of whom were motorcyclists from the Combat Vet Riders and some law enforcement, accompanied the semi-truck towing the Wall that Heals to Dwight Merkel.

Keirsten Lyons, the director of the Washington Fallen Heroes Project, said that Spokane was one of 31 cities chosen this year for the Wall that Heals to visit. 171 cities applied, and Spokane was fortunate enough to be one of the lucky few to host the replica of the Vietnam V

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