'The Wall' honors Vietnam vets for 20 years

Air Force Link ^ | 11/07/02 | Unknown

[Jen]

Were you shopping in Kabul? Nice color, but I like your yellow dresses better. ;-)

[MistyCA]

Ohhh. There are no words to respond to that. You are so right, I know. Thanks so much for sharing that.

[MistyCA]

Oh, I didn't know about that Sam. Or I may have just forgotten. I am so proud to know that we added the names of the lost Canadians on our wall in Washington. This subject truly numbs me. The ghost of Vietnam will never fall. Nor should it.

[SAMWolf]

My chances were a lot better of going when I lived in the Chicago area.

The Memorial we have in Portland is beautiful and is Named the "Garden of Solace" It is made up of a series of mini walls along a spiral walkway.

Click the picture to see rotating camera view of the park

[MistyCA]

What? this old thing?

[SAMWolf]

Thanks again souris, very moving pictures.

Your puttig this old scrounger to shame.

[MistyCA]

Awesome post Souris. thanks for adding that. It really brings home the spirit of the Wall.

[SAMWolf]

I love that old thing.

[MistyCA]

:) That's why I keep it! :)

[wimpycat]

This is the only name I know on the wall. This is my mother's first cousin and he was killed before I was born. What makes it even more sad is that his last letter home to his mother (written on the back of a K-ration box) arrived 3 days after the telegram notifying the family of his death.

KENNETH ALRIC GORE
KENNETH ALRIC GORE was born on July 2, 1948 and joined the Armed Forces while in SHALLOTTE, NC. He served as a 11B20 in the Army.  In 1 year of service, he attained the rank of SGT/E4. On June 3, 1967, at the age of 18, KENNETH ALRIC GORE perished in the service of our country in South Vietnam, Hua Nghia. You can find KENNETH ALRIC GORE honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 21E, Row 46.

[habs4ever]

Thank you for that rememberance of those Canadians that fought and died in Vietnam.Canada is always there to help America, no matter what, or when, even if at times it seems like my country is ungrateful for the privilege if being a neighbour.That is a fiction spawned by liberals here.You have them as well, I am told.They lie a lot.

[SAMWolf]

KENNETH ALRIC GORE

[Don'tMessWithTexas]

I think that George Jones captured things pretty well in his song 50,000 Names on the Wall

Please follow the link to http://www.burghvets.homestead.com/thewall2.html Wait for the song to download and you'll get the whole song.

For some strange reason I ain't seeing the screen too clearly tonite.

[SAMWolf]

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

[BamaDi]

I was at the dedication of the Wall - had tickets for the VIP section. Met two guys from Calif who had hitchhiked there and gave them the tickets. a reporter was standing there and asked me why? my response? they earned seating at the ceremony for the wall...I was there because of them. I have visited it many times and cry each and every time. I lost HS classmates and family there and I hope the vets of our present day military are NEVER treated like the Vietnam vets were. God Bless America!

[wimpycat]

That's heartwrenching. George Jones is a Marine, a Korean War Veteran.