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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

A Wall of Names, A Wall that we Honor

Adventure: Vietnam Memorial

I think of the thousands of names engraved on mirror-like marble walls. I think of the war that changed warfare and changed us forever. I think of the families who were affected, the nations that were affected, and the feelings of loss and defeat. How grateful I am that we can remember those people forever. How grateful I am that we at least have their names, that we can honor them, that we can look to them on that marble wall, the wall that gets taller and then smaller.

I hope we never have another Vietnam in our history.



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