A half-scale model of the Vietnam Wall is in Bridgeport, Connecticut, this weekend as part of a nationwide tour.
It’s called the Wall that Heals – a portable version of the Vietnam Wall that’s traveled the world since 1996.
It’s about 250 feet long, and aside from the size, it’s a faithful reproduction of Maya Lin’s iconic Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial – 24 panels arranged in a chevron shape and marked with the names of more than 58,000 servicemen and women who lost their lives in the Vietnam War.
The wall is on display 24 hours a day in Bridgeport’s Seaside Park until Sunday night, when it leaves for Stockton, Missouri. There’s a closing ceremony planned for Sunday at noon.
