Lost more than I want to say.
Very nice work on the wall. Never been up to it but hoping to go one day.
Vietnam wall
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Vietnam wall
I can't wait until the whether break to show this wall thanks to Steve Ray.
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Wow, that is really special. I was there the day in the fall of 83 (?) when the sculpture of the 3 soldiers was dedicated by President Reagan. It was attended by thousands of veterans.
Following the ceremony, I went to National Airport (now Reagan National!) to pick up a friend. We came across General Westmoreland and walked with him to his gate as he left Washington that day.
I will never forget that day!
Rickman
Following the ceremony, I went to National Airport (now Reagan National!) to pick up a friend. We came across General Westmoreland and walked with him to his gate as he left Washington that day.
I will never forget that day!
Rickman
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I too have a few buddies whose names are on that WALL including my best buddy (my brother) !!
I make the 70 mile drove down to the Wall every memorial day ...by myself... and just get lost in my own thoughts for an hour or so ....
THEN I pour one can of beer on the ground for all my buddies ...and drive home... somehow it helps...
Bob G.
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Went to the mall a couple months ago when my parents were in town. Went to the WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam Memorials. All of them have a different feel. There are groups that are sending the WWII vets to the memorial so that they can see it. I spoke to a couple of them that day. Their numbers are dwindling. Every time I see a WWII vet, I make sure to thank them. Semper Fidelis warriors!
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We just lost the guy in the photo last month at age 80.
He was my Dad. He was a career USAF pilot who served as an H-34 pilot while an advisor to a South Vietnamese Air Force Helicopter squadron in Danang, August 1967-August 1968. His stories of what he experienced in Vietnam (usually told late at night many years later when I was home on leave after joining the Marine Corps) were riveting. Growing up with him as a Dad was truly a gift. He had much to do with not just my decision to join the Corps, but to stay and make it a career. He would have turned 81 this past Sunday.
Semper Fi
He was my Dad. He was a career USAF pilot who served as an H-34 pilot while an advisor to a South Vietnamese Air Force Helicopter squadron in Danang, August 1967-August 1968. His stories of what he experienced in Vietnam (usually told late at night many years later when I was home on leave after joining the Marine Corps) were riveting. Growing up with him as a Dad was truly a gift. He had much to do with not just my decision to join the Corps, but to stay and make it a career. He would have turned 81 this past Sunday.
Semper Fi