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Traveling Vietnam Wall and Cost of Freedom Tribute coming to Walker: What you need to know [Video]

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Traveling Vietnam Wall and Cost of Freedom Tribute will be coming to Livingston Parish in September.

According to Sandi McGrew, community outreach director for City of Walker Parks and Recreation, the Traveling Vietnam Wall and Cost of Freedom Tribute will be set up at Sidney Hutchinson Park on Wednesday, Sept. 11. It will be available to the public until Sunday, Sept. 15.

“The tribute includes over 58,307 fallen soldiers from the Vietnam War and MIA,” said McGrew.

Accompanying the tribute will be a series of smaller panels that pay homage to the sacrifices of fellow Americans in World War I, World War II, the 9/11 attacks and the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a news release.

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