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PHOTOS: The Wall That Heals in Kalispell

by CASEY KREIDER, Daily Inter Lake
| June 24, 2023 12:00 PM

Scenes from The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., at the Glacier High School soccer fields in Kalispell.

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Over 300 Patriot Guard Riders, first responders, Two Bear Air Rescue and the A.L.E.R.T. rescue helicopter escort the tractor-trailer carrying The Wall That Heals through downtown Kalispell on Tuesday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Over 300 Patriot Guard Riders, first responders, Two Bear Air Rescue and the A.L.E.R.T. rescue helicopter escort the tractor-trailer carrying The Wall That Heals through downtown Kalispell on Tuesday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Over 300 Patriot Guard Riders, first responders, Two Bear Air Rescue and the A.L.E.R.T. rescue helicopter escort the tractor-trailer carrying The Wall That Heals through downtown Kalispell on Tuesday, June 20. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Crews of veterans and volunteers carry individual panels and manuever them into place at The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Wednesday, June 21. The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Crews of veterans and volunteers carry the individual panels and manuever them into place at The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Wednesday, June 21. The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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From left, veterans Dale DeZort, Art Bielz and Glenn Wehe carry the last panel to be put in place for The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Wednesday, June 21. The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Crews of veterans and volunteers carry the individual panels and manuever them into place at The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Wednesday, June 21. The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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A team of veterans, including five who served in the Vietnam War, carry the final panel and manuever it into place at The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Wednesday, June 21. The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Visitors pay their respects at The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Mike Bennett, a Vietnam veteran and past state commander of Glacier Park V.F.W. Post 2252 in Kalispell, helps Martin Rippens and his wife, Annette Barclay Rippens, a Marine Corps. veteran, locate names on The Wall That Heals on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Robert Wilson, right, a veteran of the Vietnam War and Desert Storm, helps John Feazelle, a fellow Vietnam veteran, locate names on The Wall That Heals on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Roses are placed along The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Dennis and Lorrie Bennett pay their respects at The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Members of the Glacier Park V.F.W. Post 2252 in Kalispell listen to speakers at the Welcome Home Ceremony at The Wall That Heals on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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John Vollertsen, a Vietnam veteran from Helena, makes a rubbing of one of his two friends who were killed in action while serving together in the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army on The Wall That Heals on Thursday, June 22.. They are Sgt. E5 Steven Perry and Spc. E4 Arnold Sarna. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Chris Baker, of Columbia Falls, pays his respects at The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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An American flag flies over the site of The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Mike Bennett, a Vietnam veteran and past state commander of Glacier Park V.F.W. Post 2252 in Kalispell, helps Martin Rippens and his wife, Annette Barclay Rippens, a Marine Corps. veteran, locate names on The Wall That Heals on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Visitors pay their respects at The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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American flags along The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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A volunteer helps a visitor with a name rubbing of a service member on The Wall That Heals on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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John Vollertsen, a Vietnam veteran from Helena, points to the name of one of his two friends who were killed in action while serving together in the 101st Airborne Division of the U.S. Army on The Wall That Heals on Thursday, June 22.. They are Sgt. E5 Steven Perry and Spc. E4 Arnold Sarna. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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A Marine bugler plays Taps at dusk at The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Visitors pay their respects at The Wall That Heals at the Glacier High School soccer fields on Thursday, June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)