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WE ARE HERE TO ESCORT THE WALL THAT HEALS. IT
IS A 3/4 REPLICA OF THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL IN WASHINGTON DC. WE'RE GOING TO ESCORT IT THROUGH
TOWN WITH A POLICE ESCORT. ALL US VETERANS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE'RE
GOING TO ESCORT TO ITS FINAL SETUP POINT AT WARREN PARK. THERE'S A LARGE
POPULATION OF VETERANS IN FRISCO OF ALL AGES SO THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN KIND OF GET
THE COMMUNITY BEHIND AND IT'S GOOD FOR THE VETERANS GOOD FOR THE CITY GOOD FOR EVERYBODY.
THIS IS THE ONLY STOP IN TEXAS THIS YEAR. GOT OUR CREWS. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ALL
OF OUR VOLUNTEERS COME AND SET UP THE WALL. EVERYTHING IS IN THE TRAILER AND SO
EVERYTHING HAS TO COME OUT OF THE TRAILER AND WE'LL PUT UP FRAMES FIRST. THERE YOU GO, PERFECT.
AND THEN PANELS SECOND. AND THAT WILL CONCLUDE THE DAY AND HAVE OUR OPENING CEREMONY TOMORROW.
IT'LL BE A GREAT. GREAT TURNOUT. IT'S ABSOLUTELY GRATIFYING IN ALL ASPECTS. HAVING THE KIDS
COME OUT AND HELP HAVING THE VETERANS COME OUT THEY BOTH WALK SIDE BY SIDE AND TELL THEIR STORIES
TO EACH OTHER AND IT'S SUCH A HEALING PROCESS FOR OUR VIETNAM VETERANS. SO BRINGING THE WALL THAT
HEALS ACROSS THE NATION HELPS THOSE VETERANS GET CLOSER TO IT, TO GET THAT SIMILAR EXPERIENCE
IN WASHINGTON DC OUT ON THE ROAD. TOMORROW WILL BE THE OFFICIAL OPEN AND WE'LL BE HERE 24 HOURS
A DAY OVERNIGHT. IT'LL BE LIT UP AT NIGHT AND THAT WILL BE UP UNTIL SUNDAY AT 2:00 P.M. WHEN
WE TAKE IT DOWN AND HEAD ON OUT TO ALABAMA.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.