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Vietnam Wall replica coming to Florence as part of national tour
The Vietnam Veterans Me-
morial Fund (VVMF) has
announced “The Wall That
Heals” national tour schedule
for 2019, with a scheduled stop
in Florence April 4–7.
“The Wall That Heals” ex-
hibit includes a three- quarter
scale replica of the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial along with
a mobile Education Center.
The traveling exhibit honors
the more than three million
Americans who served in
the U.S. Armed Forces in the
Vietnam War and it bears the
names of the more than 58,000
men and women who made
the ultimate sacrifice in Viet-
nam.
The Vietnam Veterans Me-
morial is one of the most vis-
ited memorials in our nation’s
capital, with nearly 5.3 million
visitors each year. However,
many Americans have not
been able to visit what has be-
come known to many as “The
Wall.”
VVMF, the nonprofit orga-
nization that built The Wall in
1982, wants to give all veter-
ans and their family members
across America an opportuni-
ty to see the Memorial.
Nearly 400,000 people visit-
ed an all-new “The Wall That
Heals” exhibit in 2018. Since
its debut in 1996, the exhibit
has been on display in more
than 500 U.S. communities in
addition to an April 1999 tour
of the Four Provinces of Ire-
land and a visit to Canada in
2005.
Hosting “The Wall That
Heals” provides a community
with a multi-day experience
that includes an educational
experience for local schools
and organizations on the his-
tory of the Vietnam era and
The Wall.
The three-quarter scale Wall
replica is 375 feet in length and
stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest
point. With the replica at this
size, visitors are able to expe-
rience The Wall rising above
them as they walk towards the
apex, a key feature of the de-
sign of The Wall in D.C.
Like the original Memorial,
“The Wall That Heals” is erect-
ed in a chevron-shape and
visitors are able to do name
rubbings of individual service
member’s names on The Wall.
The names are listed in or-
der of date of casualty and al-
phabetically on each day. Be-
ginning at the center/apex, the
names start on the East Wall
(right-hand side) working
their way out to the end of that
wing, picking up again at the
far end of the West Wall (left-
hand side) and working their
way back in to the center/apex.
The first and last casualties are
side by side at the apex of the
memorial.
The replica is constructed
of Avonite, a synthetic granite,
and its 144 individual panels
are supported by an aluminum
frame. Modern LED lighting
from the top of The Wall pro-
vides readability of The Wall at
night.
“The Wall That Heals” is
transported from communi-
ty to community in a 53-foot
trailer. When parked, the trail-
er opens with exhibits built
into its sides, allowing it to
serve as a mobile Education
Center telling the story of the
Vietnam War, The Wall and
the divisive era in American
history.
The mobile Education Cen-
ter displays includes: digital
photo displays of “Hometown
Heroes” — service members
whose names are on The Wall
that list their home of record
within the area of a visit; dig-
ital photo displays of Vietnam
veterans from the local area
honored through VVMF’s
In Memory program which
honors veterans who returned
home from Vietnam and later
died as a result of their service;
video displays that teach about
the history and impact of The
Wall and of the collection of
items representative of those
left at The Wall in D.C.; edu-
ca-tional exhibits told through
items in the collection; a map
of Vietnam and a chronolog-
ical overview of the Vietnam
War.
'The exhibits tell the story
of the Vietnam War, The Wall
and the era surrounding the
conflict, and are designed to
The current schedule and
put American experiences in more information can be
Vietnam in a historical and found at: www.thewalltha-
cultural context.
theals.org.
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the City of Florence.
Florence’s Planning Com-
mission consists of seven
members, of which five must
live inside city limits and two
may live within the Urban
Growth Boundary.
Planning
Commission
meetings are held on the sec-
ond and fourth Tuesday of ev-
ery month at 5:30 p.m.
Persons interested in posi-
tions should expect to attend
all Planning Commission
meetings and devote time for
study of issues prior to meet-
ing attendance.
Volunteer time is vital in
working towards solutions to
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Spirituali-Tea to talk about ‘divine educators’
People who are interested in
singing Christmas Carols in an
atmosphere of joy and unity
are invited to join a group of
Bahai’s and Friends that have
been meeting for years at 875
Seventh St. in Florence
This week, Monday evening
Dec. 17, at 6:30 p.m., karaoke
tracks will be played on the
sound system and hand out
sheets of holiday music and
sing.
Throughout history, God has
sent humanity a series of divine
Educators whose teachings
have provided the basis for the
advancement of civilization.
These manifestations have in-
cluded Abraham, Krishna, Zo-
roaster, Moses, Buddha, Jesus,
Muhammad and Baha’u’llah.
Christmas goodies will be
served with tea, coffee and egg-
nog
At the end of the gathering,
members will read the prayer
requests that have been left in
the Prayer Pole in the garden
of the Florence Playhouse, 208
Laurel St.
FUUF to explores work of consequence Sunday
The service on Sunday, Dec.
16 at the Florence Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, will be
led by intern UU minister from
Eugene, Sarah Skochko.
During the service, which
will be held from 10 to 11 a.m.,
Skochko will share a message
titled “Work of Consequence.”
Skochko looks to explore
several questions related to:
Are we defined by what we do
for a living? Are we only worth
what we produce? Skochko
suggests ways in which we may
be able to reconcile the “spark
of the divine” within each of
us with the realities of modern
jobs.
The fellowship s located at
87738 Highway 101 at Heceta
Beach Road and is wheelchair
accessible.
Each service concludes with
refreshments and a dialogue
circle to explore the questions
that come up during each wor-
ship service.
For more information, visit
www.florenceuuf.org.
Florence Public Works Facili-
ty, 2675 Kingwood St., during
regular business hours.
For details regarding the
duties and responsibilities of
this commission, residency
requirements of applicants,
term lengths or any other
questions, contact City Re-
corder/Eco-nomic
Devel-
opment Coordinator Kelli
Weese at 541-997-3437 or via
email at kel-li.weese@ci.flor-
ence.or.us.
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Music professor has called Charles’
music, “Phenomenal”
“He is a true master of the piano”,
A feeling of peace and calming
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I hear his music.”
Saturday, December 22nd, 7pm
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To purchase tickets,
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