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trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Vietnam Veterans Memorial: A Fitting Tribute to Bravery

Wed, 1 Apr 2009 17:25:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author toiletoctopus - I was born after the Vietnam War ended, but I am thankful for the service of our brave men and women who fought in it. My neighbor was a F-4 Phantom squadron leader for the U.S. Navy, and told me about the dedication and courage of his fellow aviators. A...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- A remarkable monument that every American should Visit

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:50:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author three_ster - Truly Awe-Inspiring. That is the best way to describe the Vietnam Veterans Memorial when you first see it, and it is a lasting memory that sticks with you long after your visit. Simple enough in its construction, it is a very powerful representation...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Honoring the Veterans of Vietnam

Fri, 6 Oct 2006 06:32:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author chelledun - By the time I was born in 1982, the Vietnam War was but a memory, albeit not a distant one. Through my study of history and general media exposure I have come to learn about the passion this event inspired and the profound effect it has had on many...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Hard to find words

Sat, 14 May 2005 18:02:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author castlebrook - Its hard to find the words to describe the names on this wall. My dads name is on that wall. Its very hard to look at, but when I look, I'm so proud. There are not words to describe this beautiful, sad, over powering but very memorable place. But...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: A Big Gash in the Earth

Wed, 15 Dec 2004 22:43:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mht - The designer of this Memorial described her creation in this way, the title of this article. As I visited it in person recently, I was profoundly moved by the simple, stark symbolism contained in both the idea for the Memorial and its fulfillment...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL,, A Place of Respect and Healing

Tue, 25 Nov 2003 05:10:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author popsrocks - I have written reviews of the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial and the soon to be dedicated National World War II Memorial. They all have special meaning to me and I have a feeling of awe whenever I visit any one of...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: I Pledge Allegiance, To The Flag, Of The United States Of America...To The Wall

Thu, 3 Apr 2003 18:26:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jetbluefan1 - "If you are able, save for them a place inside of you and save one backward glance when you are leaving for the places they can no longer go. Be not ashamed to say you loved them, though you may or may not have always. Take what they have taught you...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: A sobering place to reflect

Tue, 26 Nov 2002 14:22:42 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author moonlady69 - "The Wall", as it has become known, is the most powerful monument in Washington, D.C. Whether or not you were alive during the Viet Nam War, whether or not you knew anyone who fought or died there, you will leave with a heaviness in your heart just from...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Black as Their Dried Blood

Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:28:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author gungian - That Fall day dawned gray and cold in our nation’s capital. I was right up front, dress blue uniform nearly touching the barrier that separated the open grassland from the dignitaries’ platform. Mrs. G was beside me. Son (then 12) and daughter...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Black Granite Masterpiece

Tue, 15 Oct 2002 04:39:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author masonex - Chosen from a nationwide competition the design of the VWM was an unusual and controversial one.

During a recent visit to Washington we came upon the site only by chance after visiting the Lincoln monument close by.

My companion and our were...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: You will be forever changed...

Wed, 20 Mar 2002 19:20:34 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mattsgirl - I stood gazing in awe at the deeply reflective black granite before me, and I honestly felt humbly proud to be American. I also realized the price Americans paid to be free. Freedom comes with a price -- the price of American lives lost in Vietnam and in...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: My Personal Relationship With The Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Thu, 7 Mar 2002 12:07:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author sweetsue_98 - Of all the places in the world, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial brings more emotion than any I have experienced in any travels. My story about the wall goes back before it was ever even a concept, and the Vietnam War was still going strong.

We...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Wall: Mirroring the Nation's Soul

Sat, 12 Jan 2002 21:49:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author DAnneC - The polished stone face of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial reflects moods and memories as easily as it reflects images. It is, I believe, the mirror of our national soul with regard to the Vietnam War. This is particularly so for Americans of my...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The price of freedom...

Thu, 29 Nov 2001 18:18:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author bestmomi - I live just a few miles from downtown Washington, DC and have visited the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial on many occasions. The memorial itself is beautifully designed and its sheer size and row after row of names causes me to become speechless every time I...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: WALL OF THE FALLEN

Mon, 12 Nov 2001 01:37:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author testdoctor - As a memorial to the more than 58,000 souls who lost their lives in Viet Nam, this stark black granite ediface evokes not only reactions of sadness, but feelings of awe.

Many Viet Nam memorials carry similar sadness but the "Wall" holds special...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: My Memories Past and Present

Fri, 26 Oct 2001 15:00:00 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author thekitten - I was alive for the majority of the Vietnam War, but have heard stories of those lost. So many names listed on the memorial serving as a reminder of those lives and souls lost to us forever. I am not too young, however, to have heard the stories of my...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Unless your heart is made of ice, this will move you to tears

Sun, 23 Sep 2001 21:42:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pj_the_pug - I saw this memorial several years ago as a "travelling" wall. It wasn't the real memorial, but a replica of the real one that traveled from city to city. I am 28 years old. I was born the year the troops started pulling out of Vietnam, so I have...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Easily the most wrenching monument in a city full of them

Fri, 7 Sep 2001 18:41:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Penguinlady - I sort of grew up in a Maryland suburb of Washington, DC. I say sort of because we moved there when I was 12 and I went out of state for college, but came back for a few years afterward. So altogether, I lived in that area for eight years.
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trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Wall

Mon, 9 Jul 2001 21:11:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kayakin - Until this summer, I had only seen the 1/2 sized replica of The Wall that is used for temporary exhibits across the country. Even at 1/2 size, it is a touching reminder.

I graduated from high school in 1973, and registered for the draft the...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: A Tribute to Some Very Real People

Tue, 26 Jun 2001 15:43:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Darmer - I have been to the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial only once. It was in the early evening during one of those hot summer spells that feature major humidity . In Washington, D.C. in the summer the only thing that changes when the sun goes down is that it's...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Vietnam Veteran's Memorial: Sad and Poignant

Mon, 25 Jun 2001 13:57:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author irishgurl1979 - Walking the length of this memorial was extremely touching. I felt so sad knowing all the lives which were lost, just so we can be free. It's amazing to be able to walk down the walls of cut granite and touch the names of these men. They gave the...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: A Fitting Memorial

Thu, 21 Jun 2001 17:07:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author paul_miller - When you think of it, this was quite a task. How do you design a memorial for an event that had traumatized the greatest nation on earth?

Vietnam was a war with which Americans still may not have fully come to terms. Our culture doesn't take...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 58,250 People...We are eternally in your debt

Wed, 20 Jun 2001 01:50:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ace3502 - I had the honor of visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial just a few years ago and to this day I am truly spellbound. I can not describe the feeling it gives you when it is put into perspective right in front of you, all of the wonderful souls who gave...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: THE TRUE HEROS OF THIS COUNTRY STILL LIVE ON!!!

Thu, 14 Jun 2001 19:33:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author CriticMan - I recently went on a trip with my Junior class to Washington D.C. It was a trip I will never forget. One of the things that made it this way was the Vietnam Wall. This is a place where all of the true heros of this country are listed. The soldiers that...

trvl-Dest-United States-Washington DC-Vietnam Veterans Memorial: My Buddy From Bossier

Tue, 29 May 2001 02:07:47 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author azirish - I couldn't ask for a better day to re-write my article about The Viet Nam Memorial and my husband Buddy. In Phoenix it is still Memorial Day. I hope you all have had a moment of silence sometime today to honor the Men and Women who gave their lives in...