CRIVITZ, WI (WTAQ) – After much planning, a Vietnam memorial replica will arrive in Crivitz tonight.
“The Wall The Heals” will travel through Marinette County and arrive in Crivitz, its destination for the weekend.
Village President and Vietnam veteran John Deschane says a caravan will start in Menominee Michigan and will arrive in Crivitz around 6:20.
He says they are hoping that people welcome the Wall and veterans.
“We want people to line the streets when the wall is coming, he said. “Come out to Crivitz and welcome it to town. We can all show Northeast Wisconsin that we are proud of our veteran’s.
Deschane says one thing he has noticed is that times have changed from five decades ago.
“I different then it was in the 1950’s and 1960’s when they came home. They were spat on and they were cursed that and now our country is proud of our veteran’s.”
The caravan will be led by the Veteran motorcycle groups.
Between 10,000 and 15,000 people are expected to spend part of the weekend in the small village of Crivitz.
The caravan will start in Menominee Michigan and will go through Marinette, Peshtigo, Coleman, and Pound before arriving in Crivitz around 6:20 pm.
The opening ceremony for the wall will be Thursday morning, and it will remain on display through Saturday.
