On the 11th day of the 11th month of the 11th year
Once again it is Veteran's Day.
Today I salute the men and women who served in Vietnam.
The Vietnam War dominated the news when I was growing up. So did the anti-war movement. The soldiers returning from that ill-advised war were treated like pariahs, ignored, hidden away.
Until 1985, so many years after the war ended, when the Vietnam vets were given a ticker tape parade on Broadway, down the Canyon of Heroes. It was one of the first ticker tape parades I saw up close and personal.
The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial opened in Washington DC in 1996. I've seen the Wall a few times. So stark in its beauty, so moving. Two small statutes accompany the display, one of the soldiers, another of the nurses who served in the field hospitals. Here are some of my photos:
Today I salute the men and women who served in Vietnam.
The Vietnam War dominated the news when I was growing up. So did the anti-war movement. The soldiers returning from that ill-advised war were treated like pariahs, ignored, hidden away.
Until 1985, so many years after the war ended, when the Vietnam vets were given a ticker tape parade on Broadway, down the Canyon of Heroes. It was one of the first ticker tape parades I saw up close and personal.
The Vietnam Veteran's Memorial opened in Washington DC in 1996. I've seen the Wall a few times. So stark in its beauty, so moving. Two small statutes accompany the display, one of the soldiers, another of the nurses who served in the field hospitals. Here are some of my photos:
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