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Vietnam Veteran's Moving Wall
I volunteered at the Vietnam Veteran's Moving Wall on Friday for a couple of hours. My job was to look up the names of the deceased servicemen so that friends/relatives could find them. In the course of these few hours, I heard so many stories that broke my heart. One gentlemen lost three friends on September 11, 1970. This tough "Harley" guy came back to the tent after visiting the wall crying like a baby. I couldn't help getting caught up in the emotion of the moment and crying with him. After a while, he gave me a bear hug that made my eyeballs pop out, climbed back on his motorcycle and headed back home.
I've not gotten around to visiting the one in DC, but this half sized replica was so moving. Even though I can't say that I agree with the politics of the war, this experience gave me a whole new respect for the men and women who serve our country and are willing to give up their lives to defend it. Thanks, guys and gals!
I volunteered at the Vietnam Veteran's Moving Wall on Friday for a couple of hours. My job was to look up the names of the deceased servicemen so that friends/relatives could find them. In the course of these few hours, I heard so many stories that broke my heart. One gentlemen lost three friends on September 11, 1970. This tough "Harley" guy came back to the tent after visiting the wall crying like a baby. I couldn't help getting caught up in the emotion of the moment and crying with him. After a while, he gave me a bear hug that made my eyeballs pop out, climbed back on his motorcycle and headed back home.
I've not gotten around to visiting the one in DC, but this half sized replica was so moving. Even though I can't say that I agree with the politics of the war, this experience gave me a whole new respect for the men and women who serve our country and are willing to give up their lives to defend it. Thanks, guys and gals!
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