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(Video) – The Wall That Heals opening ceremony

The opening ceremony for The Wall That Heals is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 9. Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon is expected to attend the event. The Wall That Heals will remain at Star Valley Middle School…

Hometown Heroes Week celebrates veterans this week

***Editor’s Note: These events have been moved to Broulims in Afton rather than the east alley of Afton –  Star Valley’s new weekly summer tradition, Friday Night Lights, has been rebranded for the week of July 7-10 as Hometown Heroes…

Governor Gordon to attend The Wall That Heals in Afton 

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon said he will attend the opening ceremony for the traveling veterans memorial, The Wall That Heals, coming to Star Valley this week. Gordon described the exhibit as especially meaningful for Vietnam War veterans and families, saying…

The Wall That Heals coming next week

  • July 9-12 at Star Valley Middle School Star Valley residents are encouraged to cheer on the escort as The Wall That Heals opens for free public tours July 9–12 at the middle school. Lisa Grimsley and Jay Conley…

Community Merchandise Campaign Supports The Wall That Heals

As preparations continue for the arrival of The Wall That Heals, local organizers are finding creative ways to help cover the costs associated with bringing the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial exhibit to the community. Just four weeks after being approached…

Motorcycle escort will bring The Wall That Heals through Star Valley 

• Spectators encouraged to line highway and wave flags   A motorcycle escort will help bring The Wall That Heals into Star Valley on Tuesday, July 7, in a public show of support for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica set…

Remembering Dale William Johnson At The Wall that Heals

The following feature appears in the June 10 2026 edition of the Star Valley Independent Summer Guide which highlights The Wall That Heals and America 250 – In the spring of 1968, Dale William Johnson left his home in Star…

Thayne will welcome Vietnam Memorial, bike trails considered

  The Town of Thayne was briefed on the upcoming visit of The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, located in Washington, D.C. The memorial, spanning 375 feet and 7.5 ft. high, will be displayed…

Ordinances for building and business updated at SVR

  Star Valley Ranch has approved funding for summer related events, first for the Vietnam War Memorial visit July 9-12 and a Bridger-Teton National Forest Ambassador program for the town’s area trail system. The memorial, “The Wall That Heals,” will…

Memory Committee gathering local names for The Wall That Heals

  Ron Anderson, chair of the Memory Committee for The Wall That Heals, joined the Weekday Wake-up to help promote the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica that will come to Afton, July 9–12. Anderson explained that while the national Vietnam…