Traveling memorial with Vietnam wall replica comes to Golden Triangle Mall Dec. 11-13

Golden Triangle Mall will host a free three-day memorial exhibit Dec. 11-13 honoring Americans who died in the country's wars and in terrorist attacks, according to the Cross Timbers Gazette.

The centerpiece is the American Veterans Traveling Tribute's Voices of Valor display, which includes a Vietnam Veterans Memorial replica bearing more than 58,000 names.

Pearl Harbor and Cost of Freedom walls from the Texas Veterans Hall of Fame round out the exhibit, which the Gazette said totals more than 150 panels spanning World War I through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with a section on the Sept. 11 attacks.

The Texas Veterans Hall of Fame and America's Freedom Tribute are presenting the 170-foot display. Gary Steele, the hall of fame's president, told the Gazette that honoring those sacrifices is "one of our greatest responsibilities as citizens of this state and nation."

When to go

Friday, Dec. 11: 1 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 12: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., including a 1 p.m. remembrance ceremony
Sunday, Dec. 13: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The mall is at 2200 S. Interstate 35E. Organizers are seeking volunteers and donations through avtt.org and americasfreedomtribute.org.

Sources

Cross Timbers Gazette

Vietnam wall replica and 150 memorial panels set up at Denton's Golden Triangle Mall Dec. 11-13 (aubrey.city)

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