The Vietnam Memorial - 25 years - Page 2

Tesla 573 · 10-24-2007

Thanks Roni for sharing this.
Your post comes at a time when I am helping my ex husband,a Viet Nam Veteran, apply for disability due to the fact that he was exposed to Agent Orange while in Viet Nam.
He will never talk about "It" and now has multiple illnesses which can be traced back to his tour of duty and exposure to the stuff they sprayed all over the country.
He would never do this on his own and basically has become quit the hermit....that war really wrecked a lot of lives!
We are still feeling the affects to this day.

Thank you Veterans....you paid a dear price for your county!

Sol · 10-24-2007

Thank you Roni for posting this.
I was in Washington D.C. for a business trip. It was my first time there.I visited the Wall on December 29, 1996. It is spectacular memorial for individuals who sacrificed their lives in the Vietnam War. I stood there mesmorized by the wall's simply beauty and at the same time by the powerful statement it conveyed. I realized then that our family was lucky that my brother's name did not appear on it and we were very lucky to have him come home safe and sound. This made me breakdown and cry. The woman I was with made what I think is a ridiculous comment: "I wonder how many people will care about this monument 50 or 60 years from now."

Thanks to all of the brave and generous men and women who serve and have served this country.

Seakony · 10-24-2007

Went to the Wall about 10 years ago... very emotional...the only thing that matches that emotion in Ground Zero. We also have a Wall in Dallas with all the fallen Texans.

**sctx** · 10-24-2007

sorry, but this just makes me wanna kick some ass

horizon200 · 10-24-2007

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Originally Posted by Seakony

Went to the Wall about 10 years ago... very emotional...the only thing that matches that emotion in Ground Zero. We also have a Wall in Dallas with all the fallen Texans.

Ground Zero in Peace Park Hiroshima, The USS Arizona Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery are also very moving places. But I think the Viet Nam Memorial Wall has a significance in that not only does it honor those fallen, but it reminds us of a time when this Nation was so divided yet these men and women continued to fight on and give the ultimate sacrifice..

woodman · 10-24-2007

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Originally Posted by sctx

sorry, but this just makes me wanna kick some ass

Some people just don't seem to have a clue.

**sctx** · 10-24-2007

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Originally Posted by woodman

Some people just don't seem to have a clue.

clues can be beaten into a person

woodman · 10-24-2007

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Originally Posted by sctx

clues can be beaten into a person

It's worth a try

Seakony · 10-24-2007

anti-war radicals who have threatened our memorials before.

woodman · 10-24-2007

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Originally Posted by Seakony

anti-war radicals who have threatened our memorials before.

There lucky there in america,anyone else would string there ass up!

avtgrdnr · 10-24-2007

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Originally Posted by sctx

sorry, but this just makes me wanna kick some ass

I'm with ya on that... nothing's sacred anymore... it's a shame that some moron felt the need to do that... sickening

PlayadelSoul · 10-24-2007

I was there for the groundbreaking, and used to play softball right next to it. Gave me chills, every time.

MWC · 10-24-2007

The Korean War memorial is also very striking. It's almost like a 3-D holograph, you have to walk around the whole thing to be able to see the effect they were going for.

TAPPY · 10-24-2007

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Originally Posted by sctx

sorry, but this just makes me wanna kick some ass

How sad !

I hope they catch the people that did that.

BonnyW · 10-24-2007

I go to DC quite a lot...mostly for conferences...sometimes I have a chance to see the sights

The first time I went to the memorial, I was with some friends. I saw the soldier's name on the wall that I had worn on a bracelet back in the 1970's. At that time he was MIA 'missing in action.' I had hoped for many years that somehow he had escaped. But his name was there, now...on the wall. I couldn't hope anymore that he was going to come home to his loved ones.

I cried out 20 years of hope that day...

If you go...bring tissue. If not for yourself, for someone else. That someone else that didn't know the impact of that memorial could/would hit so hard.

10-24-2007	#16 (permalink)
Tesla 573 añejo Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: LA...Lower Ala Posts: 7,087	Thanks Roni for sharing this. Your post comes at a time when I am helping my ex husband,a Viet Nam Veteran, apply for disability due to the fact that he was exposed to Agent Orange while in Viet Nam. He will never talk about "It" and now has multiple illnesses which can be traced back to his tour of duty and exposure to the stuff they sprayed all over the country. He would never do this on his own and basically has become quit the hermit....that war really wrecked a lot of lives! We are still feeling the affects to this day. Thank you Veterans....you paid a dear price for your county!

10-24-2007	#17 (permalink)
Sol Chupacabras Whisperer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Gem State Posts: 10,990	Thank you Roni for posting this. I was in Washington D.C. for a business trip. It was my first time there.I visited the Wall on December 29, 1996. It is spectacular memorial for individuals who sacrificed their lives in the Vietnam War. I stood there mesmorized by the wall's simply beauty and at the same time by the powerful statement it conveyed. I realized then that our family was lucky that my brother's name did not appear on it and we were very lucky to have him come home safe and sound. This made me breakdown and cry. The woman I was with made what I think is a ridiculous comment: "I wonder how many people will care about this monument 50 or 60 years from now." Thanks to all of the brave and generous men and women who serve and have served this country.

10-24-2007	#18 (permalink)
Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: no longer in Mesquite with nothing to do Posts: 10,151	Went to the Wall about 10 years ago... very emotional...the only thing that matches that emotion in Ground Zero. We also have a Wall in Dallas with all the fallen Texans.

10-24-2007	#19 (permalink)
sctx Reality Skeptic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Body in San Marcos Tx....Tankah in my mind Posts: 28,813	sorry, but this just makes me wanna kick some ass

10-24-2007	#24 (permalink)
Seakony añejo Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: no longer in Mesquite with nothing to do Posts: 10,151	anti-war radicals who have threatened our memorials before.

10-24-2007	#27 (permalink)
PlayadelSoul Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Location: We'll know when we get there, We'll find mercy Posts: 8,965	I was there for the groundbreaking, and used to play softball right next to it. Gave me chills, every time.

10-24-2007	#28 (permalink)
MWC añejo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 6,197	The Korean War memorial is also very striking. It's almost like a 3-D holograph, you have to walk around the whole thing to be able to see the effect they were going for.

10-24-2007	#30 (permalink)
BonnyW añejo Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Left Coast...So Cal Posts: 9,248	I go to DC quite a lot...mostly for conferences...sometimes I have a chance to see the sights The first time I went to the memorial, I was with some friends. I saw the soldier's name on the wall that I had worn on a bracelet back in the 1970's. At that time he was MIA 'missing in action.' I had hoped for many years that somehow he had escaped. But his name was there, now...on the wall. I couldn't hope anymore that he was going to come home to his loved ones. I cried out 20 years of hope that day... If you go...bring tissue. If not for yourself, for someone else. That someone else that didn't know the impact of that memorial could/would hit so hard.

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