Help welcome The Wall That Heals to Ellensburg by showing your respect by joining or standing along the procession route to Rotary Park as the Mobile Education Center comes into town. There will be a brief ceremony at Rotary Park acknowledging the presence of The Wall That Heals in Ellensburg.

For those wishing to participate in the escort:

• Meeting point will be at Lakeshore Way / Umptanum Road starting at 12:30pm

• There will be a safety briefing at 1:45 p.m. and the escort will depart promptly at 2:00 p.m.

• Vietnam Veterans on motorcycles will lead the escort, followed by the Mobile Education Unit, followed by other Veterans on motorcycles and era-appropriate military vehicles

For those wishing to watch as The Wall That Heals is escorted into town:

• The escort will exit Lakeshore Way and make a right on Umptanum Road and then a left heading north on Canyon Road / Main Street

• This route will continue until Main & 5th Avenue, when it will make a left on 5th in front of the Kittitas County Courthouse

• The route continues along 5th Avenue all the way to Rotary Park, where a brief welcome ceremony will be held.

Other Things to Note:

• This is not a parade, but a respectful escort of the panels containing the 58,281 names inscribed on The Wall That Heals into Ellensburg.

• We ask that if you’re watching the escort, please do not bring a chair unless absolutely required, and to stand respectfully, place your hand over your heart and remove your hat as the escort passes by.

• Small American flags will be available at Johnston & Williams Funeral Home and other local downtown businesses along the escort route starting in late August.

For questions related to the welcome procession, please contact Henry Johnston at 509-925-3141 or henry@johnston-williams.com

All signups for building The Wall That Heals and setting up Rotary Park are filled. We thank our volunteers for your commitment to making this happen!

There will be an orientation for all volunteers who will be assisting with the various roles that go with the 24-hour per day hosting of The Wall That Heals.

All volunteers are strongly encouraged to attend this orientation. You will be reminded of this date/time via email closer to the event.

This is where we are going to try to get everyone their t-shirt if you were not part of the volunteer corps who helped set up The Wall That Heals and received it earlier in the day.

Pizza and soda will be provided for this event, courtesy of Lt. William & Lt. Rosemary Meyer, USNR and Lt. Col. Fred Sparks, US Army (Ret.). We thank the Meyers and Lt. Col Sparks for their ongoing support of this project on many levels.

To stay up to date on the latest for this project, be sure to sign up for our mailing list … just scroll to the bottom of this page and sign up!

Join us for the Opening Ceremony of The Wall That Heals in Ellensburg.

The ceremony will start promptly at 9:00 a.m. - please plan to arrive early as we will only have 75 total chairs available for those who need a place to sit.

This ceremony will last approximately 30 minutes and will include a POW-MIA Recognition, led by local Vietnam Veterans.

All ceremonies at The Wall That Heals in Ellensburg are under the direction of Johnston & Williams Funeral Home. Please contact Henry Johnston at 509-925-3141 with any questions.

Agent Orange was a powerful herbicide used by U.S. military forces during the Vietnam War to eliminate cover and crops for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops. Agent Orange, which contained the deadly chemical dioxin, was the most commonly used herbicide. It was later proven to cause serious health issues - including cancer, birth defects, rashes and severe psychological and neurological problems - among the Vietnamese people as well as retuning U.S. servicemen and their families.

Join us on Friday evening, September 5, at 8:00 p.m., as we honor all those who have been effected by, and/or died as a result from, Agent Orange.

All ceremonies at The Wall That Heals in Ellensburg are under the direction of Johnston & Williams Funeral Home. Please contact Henry Johnston at 509-925-3141 with any questions.

To stay up to date on the latest for this project, be sure to sign up for our mailing list … just scroll to the bottom of this page and sign up!

Help say goodbye to The Wall That Heals as it concludes its time in Ellensburg.

There will be a brief closing ceremony that will start at 1:45 p.m. before the takedown process starts at 2:15 p.m.

All ceremonies at The Wall That Heals in Ellensburg are under the direction of Johnston & Williams Funeral Home. Please contact Henry Johnston at 509-925-3141 with any questions.

The Wall That Heals closes to the public promptly at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 7, 2025 when the closing ceremony concludes.

We can still use help taking down The Wall That Heals so that it can make its way to it’s next stop - Port Townsend. There is no need to sign up for this specific task - just show up to Rotary Park at approximately 2:15 p.m. on Sunday, September 7 and we will put you to work.