That has to be the most insulting, stupid, offensive thing anyone could say about that memorial. It list all the dead young men who gave everything they had to this country and it is a comfort to the families of those young men and those of us who survived. It only goes to show the rank sliminess and ingratitude of the dimbulb Left.
I think you missed the writer’s rather obtuse point. I believe he was saying that both the Civil War and the Vietnam War were divisive. One should not pull down a statue just because it marked a divisive period in our history.
As I recall, when it was first proposed, some voiced that opinion. But what happened, when it was finished, and open to the public, it became very much hallowed ground.
Relatives and friends of the warriors listed came, took photos and "rubbings" of the names; and cried!
I was there, I saw it.
Veterans, like myself came, were touched by the event and not just the wall itself. I still remember that feeling, right now, at a mellow 75. My son (Ace) and I lived in the D.C. area. Every Memorial weekend we would go down in the evening. It would be sadly magical and we always carried a roll of $5.00 bills to put in the "tip jars" of the Vietnam vets who had little displays of memorabilia around the mall. This year, I'm going, for the first time; and with my grandson, to the Vietnam memorial wall in Shepherd, MI, my retirement "home town."
“That has to be the most insulting, stupid, offensive thing anyone could say about that memorial.”
Back in the day, there was a lot of opposition to that design.