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WillBrink
03-26-09, 08:20
I was in DC for a conference recently. While there, I took an afternoon to walk the Mall. Been there before, but being a weekday and winter, I literally had the entire place to my self it seemed. I took these pics of the memorial. I'm sure all of you have been there and know the lock these blocks of granite seem to have on one's emotions. I think these captured it's power fairly well. The letter from the first pic reads:


"Sing your song of death and die like a hero going home"

I'm not big on poetry, but I thought that was moving writing and I pondered who wrote it....

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/DSC04640.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/DSC04636.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/DSC04639.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/DSC04633.jpg

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b374/willbrink/DSC04630.jpg

PS, anyone catch the bird sitting on the guys head? :-)
telecustom
03-26-09, 10:21
Great pics. That is truly one of my favorite places in the world. I was there for the dedication in 1982 and the 10th Aniversery in 1992.

Here is a video about my family at the dedication in 1982. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0sG_o-m_ek
WillBrink
03-26-09, 10:29
Great pics. That is truly one of my favorite places in the world. I was there for the dedication in 1982 and the 10th Aniversery in 1992.

Here is a video about my family at the dedication in 1982. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0sG_o-m_ek

Nice vid!
Mark-VA
03-26-09, 21:15
PS, anyone catch the bird sitting on the guys head? :-)

I was there last weekend. I saw the same bird, in the same place. Way more people, though.
BVickery
03-26-09, 21:36
I remember the very first time I went to the Vietnam Memorial with my dad. It was also the very first time I ever saw my dad break down into tears, and such a sight from a guy who drilled into me 'men do not cry' really was an impression to see.

The poem was written with simplicity in mind, much like the The Wall.



Reflections from The Wall

A man.
There he stands,
Next to the wall, crying into his hands.

A hat.
A rose.
A jacket full of holes.

A ribbon.
A tiny silver medal
A warriors lost mettle.

A letter.
A round
Tears....on the ground.

A folded flag.
A poem.
Ghostly groans.

Marble in Black.
Names in Stone.
Whispers in somber tones.
telecustom
03-27-09, 10:00
Great poem.
avmech
03-27-09, 17:09
That particular Memorial always chokes me up. Have friends that perished both toward the end and afterward (agent orange for one)