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‘Time Will Heal Everybody’ Vietnam veteran feels appreciated after Honor Flight

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Richard Linderman leads golfers onto the course with his bugle skills at The Wigwam. (Fighter Country Foundation/Submitted)

BY BROOKE CHRISTIANSON Fighter Country Foundation Program Director Grateful for Golf.” Is there a better way of saying it? Every year, we say it and the annual tournament outdoes the previous year. This year was no exception. I am so grateful for being a part of this event and watching all the people come together and make it a success. In May, Fighter Country Foundation held its 13th annual Honorary Commander’s Golf Classic at The Wigwam. This was my fifth year being a part of this event. It featured 392 golfers, 115 volunteers, 17 squadrons and five private organizations from Luke Air Force Base and a whole lot of fun all in the name supporting Fighter Country Foundation and its mission to support the men, women, families and mission of Luke Air Force Base. The golf classic started on Thursday night with a VIP reception for golf

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Grateful for Golf The Honorary Commander’s tourney brings the fun

22 ‘Time Will Heal Everybody’ Vietnam veteran feels appreciated after Honor Flight

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25 Luke Field Lincoln Property Co. plans next mega project

12 Flying Beyond Expectations Remembering the life of Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Asa Herring

28 The Wall That Heals Vietnam Veterans Memorial helps heal and educate

17 Providing Defense Support 66th Medical Group helps ease hospital shortages 18 Pilot with a Great Heart School honors Roosevelts’ progeny 20 A Vital Part Beech 18 made its mark in the war efforts

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games throughout to win an advantage on that hole and boost off with the national anthem and their score. Each game on the presentation of colors from the course included a Luke Air Luke Honor Guard, followed by Force Base squadron, who ina bugler to lead the golfers out teracted with the golfers and onto the courses at The Wigwam. shared information about their As golfers made their way units and jobs. through the course, they played What does it take to make an event like this so successful? People. Amazing people: golf sponsors, hard-working volunteers, Luke squadrons, and the perfect venue in The Wigwam. Fighter Country has the right ingredients to make the Valley’s best golf tournament in the name of supporting the men, women, families and mission of Luke Air Force Base. Thank you to all who made this golf classic a huge success. I am so grateful for their support Brad Pﬁtzner owns the Maker’s Mark and being a part of this Man Cave after his winning bid. event.

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MSgt. Nikolas Kenna and SSgt. Alec Camp, from explosive ordnance disposal at Luke Air Force Base, display their equipment at the VIP reception. (Fighter Country Foundation/Submitted)

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Flying Beyond Expectations Remembering the life of Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Asa Herring BY ALLISON BROWN Sound of Freedom Staff Writer

t. Col. Asa Herring Jr., one of the two remaining original Tuskegee Airmen in Arizona, died May 27 at the age of 95. As an African American fighter pilot, Herring defied the odds, had a remarkable 21-year military career and, according to those who knew him, lived an outstanding life. “He was very proud of his service. We were, of course, very proud as well. He had done a lot of things and had a lot of fun and quite enjoyed Lt. Col. Asa Herring was a himself,” says Herring’s son, Asa founding member of the ArHerring the third, who goes by Dan. cher-Ragsdale Arizona Chapter, “He was a good father and grand- Tuskegee Airmen, Inc in Phoenix and remained active until his last father. He was a good husband and days. (Submitted photo) a good airman. … He was a really good person in general. Very even keel, good natured. He was a good manager and basically got along with people. He was very humorous and was very loving. Everybody liked him.” Born in North Carolina in 1926, Herring was an avid aviation enthusiast from the start. He graduated from high school when he was just 16 years old and then joined the Tuskegee InAsa Herring joined the Tuskegee Institute and started as an Aviation Cadet in 1944. (Submitted photo) stitute Aircraft Maintenance Program. When Herring was 17 years old, he passed the U.S. Army Air Corps Aviation Cadet University in Chicago; and Lewis College of Science and Techwritten exam, but had to wait until he was 18 to be inducted. His active-duty status began in December 1944 as an aviation ca- nology in Lockport, Illinois. He went on to receive his credentials det at Moton Field, Alabama, where he flew the Stearman PT-17 and from the Civil Aeronautics Administration as a certified aircraft and AT-6. However, Herring was three months away from graduation engine mechanic and aircraft ground instructor in 1959. Despite all when it became apparent WWII was in its final stages. Germany had of this, Herring was unable to get a job with an airline or fixed-base surrendered and the “Tuskegee Experience” was one of several flying operator. By this time, the Air Force had become a separate branch of the schools that were soon eliminated. Flying continued but was drastically curtailed. All of the cadets who had volunteered (not draftees) military, and President Harry S. Truman’s Executive Order 9981 were given the option of accepting an honorable discharge. Herring banned segregation in the military. Despite the “horns of a dilemchose to separate from the military partly because of the segregated ma,” Herring again volunteered for military service in the Air Force in June 1949. policies in the military and the desire to further his education. “He always wanted to be a pilot, ever since he was a kid,” Dan says And furthering his education is exactly what Herring did. He collected certificates from several top-notch technical schools including about why his father chose to rejoin. SEE HERRING PAGE 14 “So he decided that since they did inteTuskegee Institute, Alabama; Aeronautical

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F E AT U R E HERRING FROM PAGE 12 grate that he would go back and join back up again and be the pilot that he wanted to be.” Herring served for 21 years. He served in England, Korea, Germany, Vietnam and other temporary assignments worldwide. He was the first Black squadron commander at Luke AFB, where he trained German pilots in the F-104G Advanced Jet Fighter Gunnery Program. During his career, Herring flew a wide range of aircraft. These included the PT-17, AT-6, F- 51D, T-33, F-86A, F-84F, F-100C and F-104G. He flew 350 combat missions and received more than 15 awards and decorations, including the Distinguished Flying Cross, Bronze Star, Air Medal with 13 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor. Dan shared one of Herring’s proudest stories from his time in service. “He was one of the people on the first flight across the Atlantic,” Dan says. “He, a friend and a fellow cohort plotted the path across the Atlantic. Of course, if they had miscalculated, they would have all ended

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up in the drink, so he successfully navigated that flight.” He was not only an accomplished pilot, though. While Truman had ended segregation in the military, both it and the entire country were a long way from equality. “Back in the early days, I remember we were stationed in Montgomery, Alabama, during the boycotts and we met Martin Luther King when he came to the church. So we were involved in all of that.” While Herring was somewhat limited as to what he could do as a member of the military, Dan says his dad did what he could to be involved in advocating for Black civil rights. “When the Kennedys were trying to further desegregation, there was a program where they would encourage Black stars to go around the country and give speeches for the cause,” Dan says. “My mother and father would go pick these people up at the airport and get them to the venues, so they ended up meeting a large percentage of the African American stars of the day.” Herring retired from the Air Force in 1970

and went on to work for the Western-Electric Company until 1989. He then served on a number of civil service advisory boards and committees for institutions like the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, city of Phoenix and Phoenix Union High School. Out of all the places he was stationed, Herring decided to call Arizona home. Dan says his dad was stationed in Phoenix around 1959 and chose to stay there because it was the one of the only places that had about 360 flying days a year. In Arizona, Herring was a founding member of the Archer-Ragsdale Arizona Chapter, Tuskegee Airmen Inc. in Phoenix. He remained as active as possible, even to his last days. “His involvement decreased in the latter few years of his life, but he went to meetings pretty often and his last outing was the 2022 Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day Ceremony at Luke Air Force Base, so he stayed pretty active all the time,” Dan says. In a public statement after his death, Luke Air Force Base called Herring an inspirational, “true American hero.”

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ince the start of the global pandemic that introduced COVID-19 to the world, airmen assigned to the 56th Medical Group have participated in six missions to combat the disease. The most recent mission took place during a monthlong assignment that began in February. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) sent requests for assistance on behalf of hospitals that were suffering from staffing shortages and patient overcrowding due to COVID-19. In response, Air Force medical teams consisting of doctors, nurses, and technicians from several bases provided defense support for civil authority across the country. “It’s not common for military medical personnel to work with civilians in this capacity,” says U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Rony Casta- U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Deundre Bryant, right, a medical adneda-Zamora, 56th Operational ministrator, checks up on Tech Sgt. Rony Castaneda-ZamoReadiness Squadron flight oper- ra, a medical technician, while supporting the COVID-19 response operations at University of Rochester Medical ational medical technician. “I’ve Center, Rochester, New York. been in (the Air Force) 12 years, and this is the first time I’ve ever for sure.” gotten this kind of tasking. It was very unique Members from the 56th MDG traveled to hospitals in New York, Connecticut and Maine to assist staff and front-line workers. Although each hospital’s needs and operations varied by location, the overall objective remained the same across the board. “The mission wasn’t only taking care of COVID patients; it was supporting the medical staff,” says Air Force Col. Colleen Frohling, 56th MDG chief nurse. “The hospital was overwhelmed, so our task U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Rony Castaneda-Zamora, a medical was to embed ourselves within the technician assigned to a military medical team, hands a units and take care of patients.” patient a pillow while supporting the COVID-19 response Despite swapping their camoperations at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York. ouflage and boots for scrubs and

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esidents may assume that the new Great Hearts Roosevelt Academy, set to open in Buckeye this fall, is named after the U.S. president. Stephen Philabaum, one of the academy’s headmasters, says the name commemorates neither of the presidents but one of their heroic progeny. “There’s a lot of schools and institutions named after someone who has achieved a certain notoriety,” Philabaum says. “Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt are two of those names. You think of our former presidents because they were everywhere and achieved great things. But we wanted someone who represented a life of humility and sacrifice. That’s where the story of Quentin Roosevelt comes in.” The youngest son to Theodore and First Lady Edith Roosevelt, Quentin joined the U.S. Army Air Service, the aerial warfare service of the U.S. Army that came before the U.S. Air Force, to become a pursuit pilot during World War I. It was on Bastille Day, July 14, 1918, that Quentin was killed in aerial combat over France. He is the only child of a U.S. president to die in combat. “As the son of a president, Quentin was someone who grew up in a world of privilege, and he gave all of that up to serve his country,” Philabaum says. “We want to nurture a generation of children that think of others before themselves, who are passionate and resilient and exhibit so many of the qualities we find in the story of Quentin Roosevelt.” This is the first Buckeye location for Great Hearts Academies, a nonprofit network of tuition-free charter schools with more than 30 locations between Arizona and Texas. “Buckeye is so dynamic right now,” Philabaum says. “It is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country, and it’s a melting pot of people. You have everyone from generational farmers to

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Stephen Philabaum is one of the academy’s headmasters. (Great Hearts/Submitted)

those flocking here from out of state, to others who serve at Luke Air Force Base — people of all different stories and backgrounds are moving to this community. “With all of this diversity, these families are coming through our doors for a shared reason. There is something about our education platform that intrigues and attracts them.” Great Hearts offers a classical liberal artsbased education. Students from kindergarten to 12th grade focus on literary masterpieces, often discussing and debating the great literary and philosophical works for a deeper understanding. The schools also offer a robust curriculum of mathematics, science, history, humanities and the arts. According to its website, the core purpose of Great Hearts is “to cultivate the minds and hearts of students through the pursuit of truth, goodness and beauty.” Philabaum attributes the success of Great Hearts — the Buckeye location being its 23rd in metro Phoenix — to its universality and “affirmation of human dignity.” “This way of teaching has stood the test of time,” Philabaum says. “This is the education that laid the foundation for our country. It is the education everyone from our Founding Fathers to Martin Luther King Jr. received.

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Over the past century, it’s largely been abandoned, and it has been reserved for those who could afford it. Great Hearts saw the need and the value to make this available to everyone. We are bridging that gap for those who sense there is something missing in education today. It’s why I believe a lot of families seek us out. Sometimes they don’t even realize something is missing until they find out about us.” Great Hearts veteran Tony Cruz has also been tapped to lead as headmaster of the upper grades for the 25-acre campus — the largest of any of the Great Hearts schools. Built from the ground up, Roosevelt is the first Great Hearts school with a new architectural design that lends to a more classical look with large roman columns throughout. The prep school’s mascot will be the Aces, another nod to Quentin’s career as a pilot. The school boasts a library, gymnasium, and large playing field for athletics. “We are equipping students with the tools to serve their communities and bring their talents to society. Whether students go to college, the military or a trade, we are creating the conditions to make them a better person and help them flourish. When you focus on the right things, everything else in their education falls into place,” Philabaum says. The school will serve approximately 800 kindergarten through eighth grade students when it opens on August 10, and will expand each grade level until it becomes a fully enrolled K-12 campus. At full capacity, Roosevelt will accommodate about 1,100 students. “What we are excited about is getting into the heart of the community and offering Buckeye an education that is life-giving. We recognize that every family has an educational vision for their child, and if what we offer resonates with you and your values, we will do everything we can to partner with you and serve your children.” Great Hearts Roosevelt Preparatory Academy will be located at 555 S. Jackrabbit Trail in Buckeye. Spots are available, and parents can visit greatheartsamerica.org for more information. Parents can also attend an info session at the school at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 12. For more information, visit roosevelt. greatheartsamerica.org.

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ost of the amazing collection of historic military aircraft on display at Airbase Arizona Flying Museum in Mesa look like war planes bristling with machine guns or yawning bomb bay doors, with one exception. Although it doesn’t look much like a warplane, the Beechcraft C-45 Expeditor and its variants did play a vital part in gaining the Allied victory in World War II. In 1938 Beech Aircraft Corp. introduced a new plane, the Beech 18 or Twin Beech, designed for the emerging commercial aircraft industry as a mid-range passenger plane. The initial reception for the plane was decidedly cool until several were purchased by Nationalist China, already a victim of Imperial Japanese aggression. The Chinese purchase seemed to awaken U.S. military interest in the Beech 18. As war clouds darkened over the United States, the mushrooming need for warplanes meant there was a corresponding need for training aircraft that would become the cradle of countless U.S. Army Air Corps heroes. Looking very much like a scaled-down version of a heavy bomber, the Beech 18 soon found its part to play the war effort as a military plane. Beech 18s became C-45 Cargo and transport planes or AT-11 Advanced trainers for the Army. It is estimated that, by war’s end, 90% of the nation’s navigators and bombardiers, as well as many aerial gunners, learned their trade in variants of the Beech 18. AT-11 variants were also used as light bombers, mostly by the Chinese, on some oc-

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casions. Wartime missions for C-45 Expeditor variants included photo reconnaissance, cargo and personnel transport, mission liaison, search and rescue, and mothership for drones. C-45s continued to serve as cargo, observation, tactical and med-evac aircraft in Korea. In Vietnam, they became an aircraft of choice for operations by Air America, covertly owned and operated by the CIA. Beech produced the plane from 1938 to 1969, at that time the longest production run of any plane in history. More than 9,000 Beech 18s were built, making it one of the world’s most widely used light aircraft. It was sold worldwide as a civilian executive, utility, cargo and passenger airliner able to operate on tailwheels, nosewheels, skis or floats. A Beech 18 even had a brief run of stardom in the 1983 James Bond movie “Octopussy.” Bond’s rival, the evil Kamal Kahn, flew his Beech 18 in several scenes, with the final scene showing the plane crashing into a mountain. The plane was destroyed in the scene, but sadly the cameras missed the shot and the final version for the film was recreated with models. The C-45 Expeditor at Airbase Arizona, a unit of the Commemorative Air Force, is one of the planes that guests can see up close or buy a ticket to take a ride on this remarkable aircraft or several other historic planes, including a B-17 Flying Fortress and a B-25

Mitchell bomber. Schedule and price information can be found on the museum website at azcaf.org. Everyone doing their part to win WWII in America was a hallmark of the Greatest Generation. Men left their homes and farms to fight; women left their traditional roles to join minority, handicapped and older workers in defense plants. And American industry retooled and reimagined businesses and factories to produce the mountain of goods and materials needed to win the war. The people who served in those vital noncombat support positions were heroes. So, it was with planes. Not every airplane was strictly a warplane, but each one had a vital part to play. Guests to Airbase Arizona at Falcon Field in Mesa see docent tour guides. Static displays throughout the museum tell many stories about those whose military service has kept us free and, in particular, those who fought for our freedom in the air. Airbase Arizona at Falcon Field 2017 N. Greenfield Road, Mesa azcaf.org For museum/PX store: 480-9241940 For rides/flights: 480-462-2992 For admission details, visit the website Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays to Saturdays

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hen Lynn Erickson returned to the United States from Vietnam, he, like others, was not exactly welcomed. “It wasn’t really pleasant,” says Erickson, a PebbleCreek resident. “As a matter of fact, on my flight back from Minneapolis from Fort Lewis, Washington, there was a gentleman who wouldn’t sit with me. He told the lady I had to be moved. She moved him. She left me alone.” Recently, the 73-year-old Erickson joined fellow veterans for Honor Flight Arizona at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport to travel to Washington, D.C. The flight included veterans from the Korean and Vietnam wars, across all branches of service. Additionally, four ROTC cadets from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott traveled as guardian escorts. “We started here in Phoenix,” he says. “We were at the bottom corner

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Lynn Erickson recently joined fellow veterans for Honor Flight Arizona at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. (Enrique Garcia/Contributor)

of baggage claim. When it was time to go, we walked up to our gate, and it was just amazing. Everybody stopped what they were doing, applauded, and thanked us for our service. It was really heartwarming. “We never expected it. We never realized how nice that would feel. As we walked through the hallway past security, everybody in the restaurants, the gates and the shops all applauded and said thank you.” Erickson said a couple men cried because it was so special. “Honor Flight Arizona is thrilled to continue flying into June of this year,” says Robert Krug, Honor Flight Arizona vice president. “We have a long waiting list of veterans after the COVID-19 pause, and it’s important to keep the flights going. Many veterans have told us it was the trip of a lifetime.” Honor Flight Arizona took its first flight of 11 World War II veterans in November 2009 and has now flown more than 2,400 World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War veterans. Trips have also included more than 1,600 guardians assisting the veterans along the way. Honor Flight Arizona has a base of many active volunteers. Honor Flight Arizona is part of the nationwide Honor Flight Network. The nonprofits accept private donations and corporate support. This trip’s sponsor was Daughters of the American Revolution – Yavapai Chapter. The trip’s first stop was the U.S. Navy Museum, and from there they went to the Marine Corps War Memorial with Iwo Jima, the Vietnam Veterans, the Korean War and the World War II memorials. “When we got to the Iwo Jima Memorial (Marine Corps War Memorial), schoolkids wished us well and thanked us for our service,” he says.

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Honor Flight Arizona included veterans from the Korean and Vietnam wars, across all branches of service. (Honor Flight Arizona/Contributor)

“I saw a couple of boys talking to the older vets and asking them what it was like to be in the military. It was a great example of the youth of today looking at the soldiers of yesterday.” He shares with youngsters the hard work it takes to be in the military. “I always encourage them,” he says. “I’m very happy that kids have an interest in it, and I hope they continue to have that interest. If you go in as an enlisted soldier, the first five ranks are the hardest. Once you make staff sergeant, your life starts to get easier. Until then, you’re at the bottom. “It’s a real learning experience. You learn discipline and regimentation. Sometimes you learn you have something you didn’t know you had.” At Fort Meyer, the veterans and their guests had dinner and they wrapped it up with a visit to Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine in Baltimore. “Being a Vietnam Veteran, I just thought it would be nice to go with a band of brothers who had gone through the same thing and see what it was like,” says Erickson, who was drafted into the Army in 1969 and served on and off until he retired in 2000. “I’ve seen the memorials before when I was stationed out East, but I have friends on that (Vietnam Memorial) wall. It’s always nice to go and visit them again.” It could be a somber visit, but Erickson takes it in stride. “It’s been 53 years,” he says. “It’s OK now. It’s just the way it is.” Erickson says he hopes Honor Flights continue for Afghanistan and Iraqi veterans because they’re “carrying a big burden.” “They need their thank-yous, too,” he says. “They came home to a lot different ending than we did. These days, everybody over there is a hero. In my day, everyone was a villain. “It was different. I just saw on Facebook the other day that two gentlemen ran into each other. One was one of those hippies who refused to go and was one of our archenemies of the day. He said he was sorry that happened. Everyone should have been nicer. “Time will heal everybody.”

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Construction on Luke Field is scheduled to begin Q4 2022 and complete Q1 2024. (Lincoln Property Co./Rendering)

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PC Desert West, the Southwest arm of Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co., has completed a $53 million, 140-acre land acquisition in Glendale for Luke Field. The $515 million, 2.3 million-square-foot development is bordered by Litchfield Road, Northern Avenue, the new Northern Parkway and Luke Air Force Base. It is minutes from the Loop 303. When complete, Luke Field will include three buildings totaling 1.26 million square feet, 604,000 square feet and 416,000 square feet. All buildings will have the high-end “creative industrial” amenities, like another LPC project, Park303. Luke Field is named after the adjacent Luke Air Force Base, home to the 56th Fighter Wing, part of the Air Education and Training Command, the largest fighter wing in the U.S. Air Force. “We have a history of connection to Luke Air Force Base, so the ability to purchase this land and develop near the base, within this powerhouse industrial submarket, is some-

thing we will truly enjoy,” says David Krumwiede, Lincoln Property Co. senior executive vice president. Krumwiede and LPC Vice President John Orsak have served as honorary commanders for Luke’s 56th Fighter Wing. “Our industrial projects build above and beyond in quality and modern capability. This project will be no different,” Orsak says. “We have countless global industrial users looking to establish major operations within the Loop 303 and Northern Parkway corridors. Luke Field is designed to attract those tenants and the economic and employment stability that they represent for the Valley.” Features of Luke Field will include 40-foot clear height; touchless technology throughout; 25-foot-tall glass entries; 3,000 amps of power (expandable); automated dock doors; steel moment frame shear bracing; and generous 5-by-10-foot clerestory windows on all elevations, providing sky views and shifting natural light. Indoor/outdoor amenities will include barbecue stations, a shaded outdoor eating area and employee collaboration spaces. The project will provide extensive car and secure trailer parking.

Luke Field sits directly next to the Northern Parkway, a new, 12.5-mile, high-capacity roadway that allows employees and trucks to circumvent traffic on Interstate 10. Northern Parkway also provides a direct, rapid connection between the Loop 303 and Loop 101/US 60/Grand Avenue. The combination offers strategic regional transportation connections for logistics-centric users, including destinations such as the port of Los Angeles and Long Beach to the west and Nevada and other mountain states to the north. Corporate neighbors to Luke Field include Walmart, Boeing, Microsoft, White Claw, XPO Logistics, UPS, REI, SubZero, Daimler-Benz, Red Bull, Ball Corporation, Aldi and Williams Sonoma. Construction on Luke Field is scheduled to begin Q4 2022 and complete Q1 2024. All three buildings will be constructed in a single phase. Butler Design Group is the architect for Luke Field. A general contractor has not yet been selected. To discuss leasing, investment or property management opportunities with Lincoln Property Co. in the Desert West region, call David Krumwiede or John Orsak at 602-912-8888. JULY/AUGUST 2022 |

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he Wall That Heals is a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and, thanks to the efforts of a few veterans groups, business owners and community sponsors, it will come to Payson from Thursday, August 25, through Sunday, August 28. “The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is pleased to bring The Wall That Heals mobile exhibit to Payson to allow local veterans and their family members a chance to experience the wall,” says Jim Knotts, president and CEO of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the organization that created the original memorial. “Hosting The Wall That Heals provides an opportunity to honor and remember all those who served and sacrificed in the Vietnam War and educate visitors on the continuing impact of the Vietnam War on America.” The Wall That Heals honors the more than 3 million Americans who served in the U.S. armed forces in the Vietnam War, and it bears the names of the 58,281 men and women who died in Vietnam. It is a three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Washington, D.C., that stands 7.5 feet high at the tallest point and runs 375 feet

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in length. Visitors can place paper on the wall divisive era in American history. The mobile education center exhibit inand rub over service members’ names with a cludes digital photo displays of “Hometown pencil. Eric Randau, coordinator of the committee Heroes,” service members whose names are bringing The Wall That Heals to Payson and on the wall and where to find them; digital a Vietnam veteran, says he is excited to bring photo displays of Vietnam veterans from the local area honored through Vietnam Veterans this spectacle to his community. “This is actually a better experience than Memorial Fund’s In Memory program, which going to D.C,” he says. “In D.C., you just have honors veterans who returned home from the wall, but with this one, because they are af- Vietnam and later died as a result of their serfiliated with the same group that runs the wall vice; video displays that teach about the histoin D.C., they bring on their trailer the mobile ry and impact of the wall; educational exhibeducation center, which is incredible. It actu- its told through items representative of those ally has artifacts that were left at the wall in D.C.” The Wall That Heals is transported from community to community across the country in a 53foot trailer. When parked, the trailer opens with exhibits built into its sides, allowing it to serve as a mobile educaThe In Memory program honors and memorializes any man tion center telling the or woman who served in the Vietnam War and has since died, story of the Vietnam regardless of the cause. (The Wall That Heals/Submitted) War, the wall and the

EVENT The Wall That Heals bears the names of the 58,281 men and women who died in service in the Vietnam War.

The Wall That Heals is a three-quarterscale traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., and it will come to Payson from Thursday, August 25, to Sunday, August 28.

left at the wall in D.C.; a replica of the In Memory plaque; a map of Vietnam and a chronological overview of the Vietnam War. The exhibits tell the story of the Vietnam War, the wall and the era surrounding the conflict and are designed to put American experiences in Vietnam in a historical and cultural context. Randau says it’s a great learning experience. “We will actually be providing guided tours, primarily to schoolchildren, but other people can sign up,” he says. “That will probably be available around the beginning of July; we’ll put that up online.” In addition to the tours, taps will be played in Rumsey Park every day The Wall That Heals is there, starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 24. There will also be a ceremony at noon Saturday, August 27, with emcee Marshall Trimble, former official state historian and member of Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame, and keynote speaker Robert Patterson, Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam veteran. Trimble is a columnist for Sound of Freedom’s sister publication North Valley Magazine. Much like the actual memorial, entry is free, and it will be open 24 hours. Randau says guests are welcome to take the wall in at

their own pace. Some may want to just stroll through, while others may sit at the provided benches and have time to reflect. In addition, to keep a quiet, respectful atmosphere, there will not be any vendors on-site. “Ambassadors will be on hand to help people find a name, and there will be paper and pencils there for them to do their own etching (of a name),” Randau adds. Randau says he and a few friends of his have been committed to bringing The Wall That Heals to Payson since 2008, and it took a lot of work, patience and community support to make it happen. First, they had to secure a spot on the list. Because there is only one replica that is actually affiliated with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, it is in high demand. Randau says they were close to getting it last year, but COVID-19 delayed the event again. Thinking they could secure the wall in 2021, Randau and his team started collecting pledges. He says they could not collect money until the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund confirmed a date. However, with the delay,

Randau says they were forced to return the pledges and tell donors they would try again the next year. They tried once more in 2022, and Randau says the community response has been amazing and has raised enough money for The Wall That Heals’ visit. “Our community has been wonderful. I’ve gone into places, sat down and started to do my spiel, and they stopped me and said, ‘Let me do this for you.’ It was just astounding,” he says. “The community is very different; it’s very veteran oriented. We went out looking for funding and have now pretty much stopped collecting money. We’re going to give anything that’s left over — which we expect to have a fair amount — to local organizations that deal with veterans.” Another part of The Wall That Heals is the In Memory program. While the wall is for those who were killed in Vietnam, the program enables Vietnam veterans who came home and later died to be forever memorialized as well. Their names are etched into a plaque on the grounds of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial site in Washington, D.C., that reads, “In memory of the men and women who served in the Vietnam War and later died as a result of their service. We honor and remember their sacrifice.” “They honor anyone who served in Vietnam and was eligible for the Vietnam service medal,” Randau explains. “Say that you had a grandfather or father who served there who has since passed away, no matter what the reason is, you as a family member can enter them into the In Memory program. If they’re local and they get their entry in before the second or third week in July, they will be on this mobile display (in Payson) and their name and picture will show up.” He says he hopes the public will see The Wall That Heals to pay their respects or just learn about the Vietnam War. Event volunteers and sponsors are welcome and encouraged.

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