Copper Mountain College is applying to bring The Wall That Heals, the 3/4-sized traveling version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, to Joshua Tree in 2027. The Wall That Heals is operated by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 1980 to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
The Wall That Heals has been to more than 800 communities across the country since 1996. With it come a mobile education center that presents “The War and The Wall,” as well as Hometown Heroes, the In Memory Honor Roll, and Items Left Behind – a display of items left at The Wall, and other relevant memorabilia.
The first organizational meeting for the application process will be held at 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 22, 2026, at the Greenleaf Library in the 300 Quad on the CMC campus in Joshua Tree. CMC The community is invited to attend, and most of all, to participate in this effort. An organizational committee will be established, volunteers recruited, and suggested dates for the visit proposed.
Information will be added to this page through August 31, 2026 when the application is due, and, if the application is accepted, on an ongoing basis through the visit of The Wall That Heals in 2027.
There are numerous ways to become involved in the effort to bring The Wall That Heals to the hi-desert. Organizations, businesses, governmental agencies, and individuals are welcome to join the effort.
For more information, please contact Steve Brown at CMC Public Relations: [email protected] or Sandy Smith at the CMC Foundation: [email protected].
Interested in volunteering to help bring The Wall That Heals to Joshua Tree in 2027? Please get in touch.
Does your organization or business support CMC’s community effort to bring The Wall That Heals to Joshua Tree in 2027? If so, please use the form below to submit a statement of support. Please only submit statements of support that have been properly approved by the organization or business. Thank you.
Join community supporters including:
Twentynine Palms Rotary Club
29 Palms Farmers Market
Mil-Tree Veterans Project
Chuck Uyeda, Copper Mountain College Trustee, USMC Vietnam veteran
Danielle Gilmore, Managing Member, Danni’s Den Designs LLC (veteran-owned business)
First Marine Division Association
Erick Turner, Business Manager, Cold Stone Creamery, Twentynine Palms (CMC alumni)
Chelsea Vinson, Owner & Director, Neverland Child Care Center
Hi Desert Artists Gallery and Art Center
April Ramirez, District 2 Councilwoman, City of Twentynine Palms, active-duty Marine spouse (personal endorsement)
Perry Ford, Senior Pastor, The Sanctuary Church, Twentynine Palms, USMC Vietnam era veteran
Octavious M. Scott, U.S. Navy veteran, Councilman, City of Twentynine Palms (personal endorsement)
Robert Riter, Chief Pilot, Riter Aviation, Yucaipa
Herman Platzke, President, Kiwanis Club of Twentynine Palms, USMC veteran
Greg Wallis, Assemblymember, 47th District
Patty O’Toole, Owner, Raven’s Book Shoppe, Twentynine Palms
Gilbert Mejia, Loma Linda University, veteran
The City of Twentynine Palms
(Supporters listed in order of statements received)
The Wall That Heals is a trademark of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
Learn more about The Wall That Heals and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund:
The Wall That Heals® – Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Resources for potential committee members and volunteers: