To: Snow Bunny; All
The pictures of the statue memorial to Rocky Versace is from a Memorial Plaza constructed outside the Alexandria, Virginia recreation center. The dedication of this Memorial (which commemorates all of the American Service men killed in action in Viet Nam from Alexandria) took place on July 6. Many moving tributes were made during this ceremony, including speeches made by Virginia Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine, Michael Haisley, the Memorial artist, Tobian Mendez, and Gen. Pete Dawkins (ret.), president of Rocky's class at West Point ('59). These speeches can be viewed with RealPlayer here. These are well worth the time. If you are every in Alexandria, stop at the plaza, reflect on its meaning, and see what a wonderful job Rocky's friends and family have accomplished.
171 posted on
07/28/2002 11:34:45 AM PDT by
Faraday
To: Faraday
174 posted on
07/28/2002 11:36:50 AM PDT by
Faraday
To: Faraday
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