Thanks Knarfster. Since I am a Vietnam veteran, it brought tears to my eyes. I have never been to the Vietnam Memorial, but my son has, and saw the name of my childhood friend on it.
The painting emotes all kinds of feelings but that semi-transparent wall on the float is just genius, with our bro's on the other side.
Must go.
I’ll never forget it.
I could narrate the entire experience...but it’s best you see it for yourself.
It drags you in...and once you get there and look back.
Yeah.
Must see.
I was cutting class, prolly senior year, and playing tourist with friends in cc/old city Philly. We went up to the wall of the Philly Vietnam Memorial.
There they were, some our age, ground into stone.
Well, I can tell you that I saw the travelling Vietnam Memorial when it passed through Tulsa and at the time I didn’t think it such a big deal.
A few years later, I traveled to Washington D.C. and found myself on The Mall.
I didn’t know a name on the wall, which is directly in front of and to the left of the Lincoln Memorial.
I had walked through The Lincoln Memorial and found myself in awe of its symbolism.
I then walked to The Wall and observed the thousands of names and was overcome at the tremendous moss of life and sacrifice and was brought to tears .
Amazing experience and hope
everyone has that experience one day.
The same as I hope everyone can experience visiting D.C., Philadelphia, Liberty Island, Boston, Baltimore and many other historical sites.
Gettysburg is a very chilling and somber experience as well.