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Innovation Park, Penn State The Traveling Wall Schedule of Events All events — free and open to the public — are rain or shine, with limited seating in tent area; visitors suggested to bring lawn chair. 4:30 p.m. — Motorcycle Honor Escort leaves Weis parking lot in Bellefonte. 5 p.m. — Motorcycle Honor Escort Welcome Ceremony; estimated start time pending number of riders and time to park and assemble. Noon — Wall opens to the public. Will remain open 24 hours a day until closing ceremony on Sunday. 5:30 p.m. — Opening Ceremony. ROTC Wall Guard in place to suspend Wall visitation during the ceremony only. Ceremony ends at 6:45 p.m., sundown. 6:45 p.m. — Taps bugler closes ceremony. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. — Education Day. Area high schools invited to meet and hear stories from Vietnam War veterans, see a reenactment camp, and trace a name on the memorial wall. Wall will remain open to the public during Education Day. 7:30-8:30 p.m. — Essence of Joy Concert. 10-11 a.m. — Bellefonte Community Band Concert. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. — County Veterans Affairs Ceremony. 3-4 p.m. — Big Band Sound. 7 p.m. — Screening of WPSU documentary A Time to Heal. 1 p.m. — Closing Ceremony. Wall Guard in place to suspend visitation during the ceremony. 3 p.m. — Wall closes. Disassembly. Volunteer appreciation. Wednesday, October 4 Thursday, October 5 Friday, October 6 Saturday, October 7 Sunday, October 8 wpsu.org/vietnamwall

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Page 1: The Traveling Wall - WPSUwpsu.psu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Wall-Schedule-of-Events-Full-Page.pdfThe Traveling Wall Schedule of Events All events — free and open to the public

Innovation Park,Penn State

The Traveling WallSchedule of EventsAll events — free and open to the public — are rain or shine, with limited seating in tent area; visitors suggested to bring lawn chair.

4:30 p.m. — Motorcycle Honor Escort leaves Weis parking lot in Bellefonte.5 p.m. — Motorcycle Honor Escort Welcome Ceremony; estimated start time pending number of riders and time to park and assemble.

Noon — Wall opens to the public. Will remain open 24 hours a day until closing ceremony on Sunday.5:30 p.m. — Opening Ceremony. ROTC Wall Guard in place to suspend Wall visitation during

the ceremony only. Ceremony ends at 6:45 p.m., sundown.6:45 p.m. — Taps bugler closes ceremony.

9 a.m.-3 p.m. — Education Day. Area high schools invited to meet and hear stories from Vietnam War veterans, see a reenactment camp, and trace a name on the memorial wall.Wall will remain open to the public during Education Day.7:30-8:30 p.m. — Essence of Joy Concert.

10-11 a.m. — Bellefonte Community Band Concert.11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. — County Veterans Affairs Ceremony.3-4 p.m. — Big Band Sound.7 p.m. — Screening of WPSU documentary A Time to Heal.

1 p.m. — Closing Ceremony. Wall Guard in place to suspend visitation during the ceremony.3 p.m. — Wall closes. Disassembly. Volunteer appreciation.

Wednesday, October 4

Thursday, October 5

Friday, October 6

Saturday, October 7

Sunday, October 8wpsu.org/vietnamwall