The Run for the Wall participants make stops at Memorials, Veteran's Hospitals, and enjoy parades, escorts, and welcome home receptions from many patriotic towns. The trip takes ten days beginning in Ontario, California to reach the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, where the Run officially ends on the Friday evening before Memorial. They do not give political speeches or stage demonstrations. Run For The Wall gets its message across by traveling through the United States in a safe and orderly manner. But the issues of public awareness are only part of the benefit of Run For The Wall. It also gives Vietnam Veterans the opportunity to get the welcome home they never got twenty years ago, and start their healing process.