I was lucky enough not to have to go to Vietnam, Bob. I'm a bit younger
than you; the draft was winding down (although not yet over) by the time I
was eligible. I joined the Navy, and chased Russian submarines around the
Atlantic and Mediterranean. Nonetheless, the loss of so many I knew, or
that were close friends or relatives of those I knew still hurts.
I've have not been to the memorial. I am not sure I can, even being, as it
were, at one remove from those who actually were in Vietnam. I can't begin
to imagine how hard that would be. Even browsing a book of photos of the
wall in a bookstore, shortly after it was completed, was enough to reduce
me to tears.
It really is something I feel I will have to make myself do, at some point,
however. You, and all those who did--and did not--return, deserve that
respect and more.
On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 2:01 PM Bob Whitmire <fujixbob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Nice. I have never been to the Vietnam Memorial. I am afraid to go there.
> Perhaps some day the fear will pass.
>
> --Bob Whitmire
> Certified Neanderthal
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 23, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > We were there just one day (no overnight), so it is a small gallery of
> > just 30 pictures, mainly from the United States Holocaust Memorial
> Museum,
> > the Lincoln, Washington and Vietnam memorials, a couple of extras. In
> many
> > ways standard visitor stuff but still, I hope you will find something to
> > like. I particularly enjoyed seeing in the Lincoln Memorial the cover
> image
> > of my 8th grade US history textbook, from 1975 in Denmark:
> >
> > http://www.frozenlight.eu/washington2015/
> >
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