A 250-foot-long replica of the The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. has been traveling the United States for the last decade. It will settle down and live on in a Johns Creek park.
The city is celebrating the ground breaking of the The Wall That Heals on July 3, the day before Independence Day, at Newtown Park.
The replica is made of powder-coated aluminum, supported by an aluminum frame and is made up of 24 individual panels, each containing six columns of names, the city said.
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The exhibit visited 250 cities across the country and has the names of more than 58,000 people who died during the war.
The city said its visitors bureau along with residents John and Cori Davenport made it possible for the memorial to end up in the Johns Creek for good.
The wall is a program of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the non-profit that built the original wall.
Johns Creek said in May that its bid to get the replica included a full maintenance plan and $80,000.
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More than 8,500 people visited the exhibit, the city said, during its stop in Johns Creek from March 29 to April 2, 2017.
The city previously said the wall contained the names of 80 Fulton County residents.
Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker will speak at the ground-breaking ceremony, which will be from 5 to 5:30 p.m. at the park, 3150 Old Alabama Road.
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