Saturday Dave and I had a wonderful but sobering experience.
The Traveling Vietnam Memorial replica was in our local area.
I am so glad we had a chance to see it.
Dave and I had seen the original way back in 1988 in Washington D.C.
The Wall (original) was built in 1982
It was completely built with private funding. No government funding was given towards the construction of the Memorial
The Memorial and artifacts show the pain and confusion of the war.
This is not a political post but just showing what transpired at that time in the history of the USA.
Some of the facts:
There are 58,281 names on the Wall
The average age of service members on the Wall ... 22 yrs. 9 mos.
There are 1500+ service members still missing in action
400,000+ items left in honor at The Wall
1968 Deadliest year of the war
The Wall and the Vietnam Veterans mission is to honor and preserve the legacy of service to America and educate all generations about the impact of the Vietnam War and era.
Here are a few of the photos I took of the displays and the replica Wall, itself.
Thank you for looking.
My FaceBook page shows a video of the complete Wall.
I somehow am unable to transfer it over to my blog site.
10 comments:
And none of it had to be.
I didn't know most of these facts. So, how is the travelling wall different from the real one, other than being smaller. What are the differences?
How wonderful to have a traveling replica which enables more people to see the memorial. So many made the supreme sacrifice!
That would be a sobering experience .
I've seen the real one (my high school sweetheart is on the wall)...and the traveling wall. It brings out emotions never experienced before and never experienced again!!
agree with Ruth, truly a sobering experience.
My husband was one of those that made it back home...So many, didn't.
God Bless them all.
hugs
Donna
I recall seeing the wall in Washington, DC, on a previous visit there. It was indeed a moving experience even though, thankfully, I had no relatives who served in that conflict.
I have never seen it, but thanks for showing it and remembering it. My husband served in that war.
Thank you for sharing this with me. It is so hard to comprehend. So many lives lost and so many grieving families. My heart hurts for all of them.
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