A friend took this photograph of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial last month, and it's always a worth another look.
Thursday, June 7, 2007
A Reminder of Heroism
Yesterday, the 6th of June, was the 62nd anniversary of the Allied landings in Normandy, D-Day. D-Day was the largest amphibious operation in history, a fact that even a former Marine like myself can appreciate. As each year passes, so do the veterans who sacrificed so much, at a rate of almost 1,000 a day by some estimates. Of the 16,000,000 (that's sixteen million) Americans who fought in WW2, less than a fifth of them are alive today. If you see one, shake his (or her) hand, it's the least you can do.
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I can't wait to go back and take some digital pictures of the memorial..the only ones I have are a few 35mm. It is always moving when one sees it!
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