The Vietnam Wall came to Delta.
It broke my heart to see all those names…the list just goes on and on and on
Friends and classmates, brothers, husbands, and sons; the wall unfurled each name and date as our dazed eyes took in the enormous loss
Tears constantly filled my eyes
Even as I sit here typing, I still want to cry.
An amazing WWII plane roared across the sky during the remembrance of those who were lost on D Day.
Then I saw a wonderful old gentleman stand and salute the flag. He wasn’t part of the program, he was a serviceman forever more.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Gone, but never forgotten.
My 96 year old father isn’t able to attend celebrations like this any longer, but he played his part in WWII. He landed in his tank on Sword Beach on D-Day 2. He was 21 years old…. one of the lucky ones.
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And now you exist. Which is a very nice thing for me.
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A fact for which I am daily grateful 🙂
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🙂
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Amen.
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Amen
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Poignant
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Sigh
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I haven’t seen it, but I can imagine how moving it is… Thanks for sharing!
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It is heart tearing
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Sadly we all knew some of those names when they seemed to have a future.
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Yes…that is the hardest of the hard part. Sigh
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It came here a couple of years ago…very moving…and yes, very sad.
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Breaks your heart.
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Sad sad sad! We can say we have a wonderful life thanks to these brave men and women who gave their all
MB
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Yes, we can.
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Very nice. Wish they put all the servicemen who got wounded and died of agent orange on a monument
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Isn’t that part of Viet Nam
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Yes the Traveling wall is quite an experience, a few years back it was at a VFW about 40 miles away. We spent the afternoon there. Very touching. Not everyone can get to Wash DC to see it in person so this is the next best thing 🙂
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It is a very nice thing.
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We got a visit here in NC back in October:
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I agree with you. It is a wall that heals.
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Such a moving post dear Linda…
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It was so hard to see. Brought tears to my eyes.
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