Since November 1982, Americans have been able to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., a powerful memorial to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
But it's a journey that is tough to make for some; not everyone can get to D.C. and pay they're respects. So in 1996, a traveling wall was created to make this monument accessible to every American.
This week, the Wall that Heals is stopping in Wylie.
Piece by piece, panel by panel, volunteers in Wylie are putting together something special.
"There are people coming that served in Vietnam, Vietnam veterans, that don't get a chance to see the wall in Washington, D.C. This gives them a chance to come and say goodbye," said Mary Lange, a veteran.
Lange's husband served in Vietnam. He passed away, but Lange wanted to bring

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