![]() ![]() Not long after their initial meeting, Fred had reached out to the Reese’s for help to raise $10,000, so that The Wall That Heals could come to Blackfoot. The Wall That Heals brings many different types of healing to all veterans and allows civilians an opportunity to understand a small glimpse of what our veterans feel. For our veterans to have a place in which they can commune with other veterans, and speak to others who know and understand the struggles of a veteran’s life, brings healing and empowerment to a community of broken hearted individuals. As civilians we will never be able to understand the pain and suffering that accompanies those who survive and return home. Most veterans suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or trauma from their experiences during war. These soldiers went through a lot of tough and heart-breaking situations together, and the power of this wall supplies a way for these soldiers to overcome their traumas and broken hearts. ![]() ![]() ![]() By having a memorial dedicated to those lost and fallen soldiers, it allows those who survived to have closure on the situations that they had, as well as say goodbye to those they lost. I thought, could you imagine how many veterans we have in our communities that can’t travel, that can’t do this and touch or feel those names and put some of this to bed?”įor a lot of these veterans and individuals they never got to say goodbye to their friends, brothers, or family who served in the Vietnam War. To have somebody see this little tiny thing that we have in Bingham county and have it mean so much and be so powerful for him…He stood there and cried for half an hour. Of the experience Cindy said, “We can’t imagine that, we can’t feel that. ‘This guy is from Aberdeen’, he said, ‘This was my friend and he died in my arms.’” In an interview Cindy recounted the special experience they had at the memorial.Fred said, “‘See this guy right here?’ Cindy replied, ‘Yes’, watching as Fred continued to touch the name that was on the wall. During that visit Cindy and her husband began to talk with Fred. When Cindy Reese and her husband first met Fred Saunders, a Vietnam veteran, they were visiting the local Service Members Memorial in Bingham County. and experience the Memorial for themselves remark how similar healing experiences have been had as The Wall That Heals travels across America. Veterans who have been able to travel to Washington, D.C. The Wall That Heals got its name because of the individual healing process that takes place as veterans visit the wall. travels across America to allow veterans the experience of remembering their brothers and friends, whom they served with during the Vietnam War. For that purpose, The Wall That Heals, a travelling three-quarter replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. In Remembrance of all veterans who served this nation, who gave their lives as a sacrifice for our freedom, or who continue to serve this country, we dedicate this article to them and invite all citizens to join in a celebration of our veterans by visiting The Wall That Heals in Blackfoot during its visit this September.Įvery year thousands of veterans make the journey to Washington, D.C., in order to see for themselves the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, but there are thousands more veterans who are unable to see this remarkable memorial. ![]()
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