Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The Wall That Heals going up in Butler

photo courtesy John Gray


The Wall That Heals, a 3/4 scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. arrived in Butler yesterday, and today, crews are busy assembling the unit for public display this week

LOCATION OF THE WALL THAT HEALS
Navigate to the Bates County Memorial Hospital 615 W Nursery St, Butler, MO 64730 and look for signs at entrance on Nursery street

Taps will be played at 8:30 pm each day. 

April 29, 2026
The Wall That Heals will be open 24 hours a day. Contact Jami Page at 660-424-4215 for information on guided tours

April 30
The Welcome Home ceremony will be held beginning at 10 am. Come early!

May 1
The Bringing Light to Agent Orange Awareness Ceremony will be held at 8:30 pm with orange lighting to honor our victims of Agent Orange

May 2
A Quilts of Valor ceremony will be held at 3 pm

May 3
The closing ceremony will be held at 1:45 p.m.

The Wall will close for visitors at 2:00 p.m.

If you would like to volunteer or have other questions please contact Marsha Youngblood at 816-716-9217, John Gray at 816-547-4797 or Jami Page at 660-424-4215

Additional details about The Wall That Heals https://thewallthathealsbatescounty2026.org/


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