'Nam Memorial Pics

[WillBrink]

I was in DC for a conference and link up with a few gents I know. 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....

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PS, anyone catch the bird sitting on the guys head? :eek:

[jwfuhrman]

as corrupt as the people who work in DC politics are in my opinion, Washington DC is probably the best, most moving and coolest place I have ever visited.

I was there for an 8th grade trip.... and its been a wish to go back ever since. Im a huge US History fan, was planning on being a US History major in College until economic times forced me to withdrawl.