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A Wall That Heals a Town | Lexington News
A traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall is coming to town, honoring 110 Bath County veterans from Vietnam to the present — a deeply personal project born from Jodi Cassidy’s desire to honor her family’s service and ensure every local veteran is remembered. Inspired by Vietnam veteran Jack Mattingly, who carried 35 years of unfulfilled promises to deliver final messages from fallen soldiers, the wall becomes both a community healing space and a powerful act of remembrance. Mattingly, who still battles PTSD, sees the memorial as his way to fulfill those last wishes — and bring closure to a chapter he…
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