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Vietnam Wall Replica Coming to Bellevue Cemetery

The 240-foot-long replica will be on display in Bellevue beginning July 1.

The Dignity Memorial® Vietnam Wall is a traveling, three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The faux-granite replica stands 240 feet long and eight feet high and is inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 Americans who died or are missing in Vietnam.

The traveling monument has been displayed in more than 200 cities across the country, allowing millions of visitors to experience the healing power of the memorial.

Free and open to the public 24 hours a day, the Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall is dedicated to the veterans of the Vietnam War and honors all U.S. servicemen and women.

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The Dignity Memorial network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers created the replica as a service to those who might never visit the nation’s capital to experience the original memorial firsthand.

The replica will be on display July 1 to 4 at Sunset Hills Memorial Park, 1575 145th Place SE in Bellevue.

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