Remembering Vietnam

Today we went to the fairgrounds in our town where a special display was set up. It was a special traveling replica of the Vietnam Wall...a memorial to those who died while serving their country during the Vietnam War. It is smaller than the actual wall, of course, but was treated with the same respect and reverence. We had some of our grandchildren with us. Several were old enough to have studied some US History and had a lot of questions. The wall covers the period from 1955 to 1975.

1955 "The Price of Freedom is written on the wall."



1975 "Freedom is not free. You will never be forgotten."



The wall is arranged by time of death, but it begins in the middle and goes to the right, then begins again on the extreme left and ends in the middle, next to the beginning again.



A number of tributes were placed along the wall under certain names. Other vets and families were there searching the wall for familiar names.







On the other side of the field was an additional memorial area with information about WW II, the Korean War and other conflicts. Iraq and Afghanistan vets who lost their lives were also listed on plaques, as well as several other wars and the terrorist attacks on 9/11.



As we left, we passed by a field of flags.





The people honored here have paid the ultimate price to ensure a better, and hopefully, safer future for people like these.