George Jones Memorial (50,000 Names Carved In The Wall)
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- Опубликовано: 30 апр 2013
- 173rd Airborne Brigade Vietnam
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I am now 68 and years ago I touched the wall. Even though my children were standing behind me, I entered into flash back city. I dropped to my knees and cried my heart out. It was long ago and far away, yet it was just as if I was back serving my time in hell.
Thanks for your service and for all who lost their lives fighting not only in Vietnam but in all the wars
It was hell but we made it back home, too many of our Brothers didn't, Welcome Home, Brother! A 1/9th Cav, Tay Ninh, FSB Buttons, '70-'71. I turn 71 next week.
@@ZDS1025o7 May God bless you Sir. My uncle Harry made it home & lived a great life. He was USAF at Tan Son Nhut
✌😁 their Agent Orange got him in 2020. 💔RIP Harry.
I'm a VN vet, 299th CEB. I'm going first time in a few months. I know some names on that wall.
Thank you sir.
George brings this song to a completely different level.,
'Only the dead have seen the end of war.' -George Santayana 1863 -1952
This song had me in tears. My dad is a Vietnam marine vet, and if he had not made it home I would not be alive today. Mom and dad met the year he returned.
The cold and hostile attitude of civilians back home was almost as bad, but it was the politicians and politicized generals who didin't want to win the war
Not all the guys who died are on the wall. Many came home and ended their lives. Buddy was the youngest of the Schnorr brothers that I use to play with. Buddy got out of the marines in August and I got out of the marines in September. Our dads. farms joined each other. The harvest started and we got busy or I would have visited him and we could swap sea stories. The first time I saw him was at his funeral in October. He took his own life. Not a day goes by that I don't think of him and think how things might have been different if I had just taken the time to see him right after I got back. His name isn't on the wall but just as many others are, his death was caused by Vietnam. Suicide was rampant for returning service men.
So sorry. My dad is a Vietnam Vet. He is 76 and he still cries for his friends lost. There have been way too many lost to suic1de. We have failed as a society, IMHO. May God bless you and your family. 🙏🏼
Oh, we all know that for sure! Twisted bodies, agent orange, PTSD….things that kill slowly.
I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend. Please never blame yourself, he had to do what he needed to do. We sometimes will never understand but it wasn't your fault. I want to sincerely thank you both for my freedom, your service, and thank all the veterans alive or not anymore as well. U did what your government asked you to do. I am an American forever, grateful to all veterans everywhere, thank you. ❤🎉
My eyes water every time I hear this song. Thanks to all our Vietnam vets, this 33 year old man appreciates you all.
I cry too brother
I wasnt a hero in the Army,
but as Major Dick Winters once said,
"I sure walked among some!"
U.S. Army SSG/E-6
1974-1984
I Treasure a remark to my grandson who asked, "Grandpa were you a hero in the war?"
Grandpa said, "No.... but I served in a company of heroes”.
- Mike Ranney to Richard Winters.
My grandfather served 2 years In Vietnam In the jungles of Cambodia to the chi men trail. He rarely talks about the things he's seen or done but he doesn't have to because I know what he had to do and can't Imagine what he's had to see. When my Pappaw came home their wasn't people holding banners along the st rest saying job well dome welcome home but cowards standing along the street to spit on him, throw their feces on him and cuss him. You know you don't have to agree with the war that's your right but why Is It your God given right? Because of brave men and women like my Pappaw. Thank you to all your soldiers that's served In not only Vietnam but any war. God Bless y'all!
Every time I listen to this, some bastard starts slicing onions.
+SuperBobcat64 same bastard is here too........
I’m sitting here crying like a baby 😢
Thanks for posting this. My grandfather was in WW II he passed away in 2005. Also have friends that were in Vietnam. THANKS to all the men and women who are serving or have served and paid the ultimate price for our FREEDOM. GOD BLESS
If you ever visit Washington, pay a visit to "the wall". Touch it ... and it will touch you. It's touching me tonight, even though I am over a thousand miles away.
Did it in 2005 and I make a point of trying to visit local Vietnam Veterans' Memorials when I'm in the USA. It may not have been our war but it for sure was my generation.
I did back in 2001 right before I shipped out to Army Basic training....I have nothing but respect for the Soldiers before me who made the ultimate sacrifice
As a Marine Vietnam Vet, I've read some posts that criticize us for a job that we were sent to do. Some of it sounds like when I first came home...to verbal abuse and being spit on. That's fine, but don't forget why you have the right to post what you do. Your freedom comes from the blood and sweat of every veteran, not just some. Here I am at 65, and have yet to go to the wall to pay my respects to fellow vets. I did my duty and I stand proud, and I would gladly do it again. The man on my right and the man on my left and of course the man covering my six, we did it together and for each other. Semper Fi to all Vietnam Vets.
09jitters You sound like Stolen Valour. Veterans were not being spit upon. "Stories about spat-upon Vietnam veterans are like mercury: Smash one and six more appear. It's hard to say where they come from. For a book I wrote in 1998 I looked back to the time when the spit was supposedly flying, the late 1960s and early 1970s. I found nothing. No news reports or even claims that someone was being spat on.
What I did find is that around 1980, scores of Vietnam-generation men were saying they were greeted by spitters when they came home from Vietnam. There is an element of urban legend in the stories in that their point of origin in time and place is obscure, and, yet, they have very similar details. The story told by the man who spat on Jane Fonda at a book signing in Kansas City recently is typical. Michael Smith said he came back through Los Angeles airport where ''people were lined up to spit on us."
Like many stories of the spat-upon veteran genre, Smith's lacks credulity. GIs landed at military airbases, not civilian airports, and protesters could not have gotten onto the bases and anywhere near deplaning troops. There may have been exceptions, of course, but in those cases how would protesters have known in advance that a plane was being diverted to a civilian site? And even then, returnees would have been immediately bused to nearby military installations and processed for reassignment or discharge."
Jeffrey R Williams
Mr. Williams, with all due respect, I don't care who I sound like to you and I don't really care how many books you have written. You don't know all. You appear to portray yourself as a genius when it comes to incidents like this. The truth is, you don't know squat.
The incident that happened to me happened at the San Diego bus depot with along hair that thought he was going to get away with it. My being a Marine, he didn't, and I'm sure that any other person would have done the same.
I almost went to jail for it had it not been for a police officer that understood the situation at hand. He let me go.
The bottom line here is, you didn't have to be on a military installation to be disrespected.
I'm sure that there may be many other vets out there who don't want to talk about it.
You sound like a "Stolen Author" who wants to be one.
09jitters THANK YOU SIR I THANK YOU SO MUCH GOD BLESS YOU. SIMPER FI.
robert green
Thanks Robert, I really appreciate the post. My question to you sir is, were you in the Corps also. If so, OooRah to you. If not, then an OooRah to you anyway. Take care.
09jitters NO I WAS NOT SIR BUT MY UNCLE WAS THERE. HE WAS IN THE AIR FORCE. IT MAKE ME SICK HOW PEOPLE TREAT THE VIETNAM VETS. THERE WAS SO MANY THAT GIVE THERE LIFE FOR THERE COUNTRY AND HOW PEOPLE CALLED THEM ALL KIND OF NAMES WHEN THEY CAME BACK HOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH SIR FOR WHAT YOU DID FOR THIS COUNTRY AND WHAT YOU WENT THREW. I CAN NEVER SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH GOD BLESS YOU AND SIMPER FI.
The last war with a Draft. Left a part of my soul over there. Alive and yet saddened by the loss of friends. Long ago and far away.
For my brothers and sisters who paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Robert, well said. One of my best friends from growing up to serving in the Marines together in Nam took his own life after returning. He was wounded in a sweep from the Rockpile in "68 and never recovered psychologically. His name should be on the Wall too!
God Bless All Veterans
I was ten years old when I touched that Wall and ten years later, I was wearing that uniform in Honor of them and those before me and fight in a war thousands of miles from home. A Slow Hand Salute to my Fallen Brothers and Sisters who gave their life for our country. May God continue to bless the US of A!! 💯☝🇺🇲
This is one of the sadist songs I have heard . I served in the 199th Light INF. and The 1st Air Cav. 69-70. Bless all our boys that served there. This brings me to tears every time I play it.
Beautiful song and it brought forth a lot of tears from this 72 year old veteran ..... God Bless each and everyone of them. 🇺🇸 🙏 ❤
Thanks you for serving God's bless ✌️ 🇺🇸
Thank you for your service
72 year old vet? Yu boot camper I was in country and home for XMAS 65. Nasty worthless war, but we can't pick our wars
this song hits deep every single time
This is why we stand, may we always remember our fallen and their family's sacrifice always and forever never forgotten valor.
Absolutely. Bless them all🇺🇸🇺🇸 1:44
Just heard this song the first time yesterday. I go to the wall and it's like going to a funeral for all of them, I am crying like a baby yet so proud that our country built that wall to honor those boys who died, our country sent them, they died..my brother came home, he doesn't stand in the street with signs begging, he did what most Viet Vet's did, came home and worked, raised good families. People were rude and they say didn't welcome them home, well at our house...Our Family Welcomed my brother home, we were never so happy to see anyone!!! He was quiet for a while...which was not like him...no doubt thinking about his fallen buddies who died with their boots on. In his family room he has a picture of the Wall and comments, that when he sees pictures of old Viet Vets on TV... he thinks... that old man wasn't over there...for to each other they remember their buddies as 17 year olds .. who went through hell together.. (and thank God returned).
I have never gotten the chance to see The wall in DC but the traveling wall came to my town some years back and i visited it , it was a sobering moment.
Everytime I hear this song, I tear up!
This song hits deep every single time
every time i hear this song i
cry like a baby remembering how most in my platoon came home in body bags!
One of George's greatest recordings. I don't know how anyone can sing this song and not tear up. Thanks for taking the time to create the video to better sound than what was previously posted. Remember...
I am a huge George Jones fan but he really hit this song on the head..Rip George from a Ranger..66-72
The Vietnam Wall is one of those things that has to be seen in person to really feel the impact. The names go on and on as far as the eye can see. It's incredibly sad. But what's beautiful is that it was designed to mirror the viewer's reflection back to them. So it feels as though we all died along with those boys.
Respect from a brother across the pond. Per Mere Per Terram.
GOD BLESS THE USA/Canada and the many men and women who gave their service to each and every one of us. I highly respect this, and was a sea cadet and marched and did drill in Canada in the 1980s..and attended a pipefitting course in Halifax Regional Vocational School on Bell Road...I couldn't stay in because my dad was sick with Diabetes,he meant more to me than school did and we had to move to the City of Halifax Nova Scotia.
I learned a lot being so young about the honor and discipline of working hard.
So I dedicate this song to every one who may find comfort as do I in the beautiful lyrics when our late friend of Country music, George Jones sang it .....
none of you are forgotten ......
Love and Respect
Ray Small
www.mtv.com/artists/raymond-small-vegas-entertainment/
George Jones was a fellow marine. Semper Fi Mr. Jones.
I'm proud to be the daughter of a Vietnam veteran. My dad passed away in January 2014. I know he's in Heaven with his company of men he took to Vietnam. RIP Sgt. Clyde J. Waits. He was in Vietnam 1966-1967.
In Memory of Henry Franklin Evans....KIA on 18 May 1969 on FSB HUSKY in Vietnam....18 years old .. 52 day in country ...
Frankie ,you Are Remembered, Loved, and Missed... We Love ya Frankie ....27 May 2024 ...
God Bless all who served and gave their all
And as a Post Vietnam Vet. Just about 3 years too young. And a Military retiree, and a VA employee I see a lot of things. As far as I'm concerned they should keep adding names. Agent Orange was a killer. The bottom line is... There are many more who have died because they served there.
Charles Hayden agent Orange have taken my brother apart slowly. the government poisoned our troops.
Agent Orange syndrome took my daddy at just 66 years old. I feel like he joined his brothers in arms when he passed. That he walked into that wall to join them.
I agree 100%, I enlisted at 17 in 1972, went to Germany then its was over there, I lost 2 brothers to complications of agent orange. The saying all gave some, some gave all, this should be added. Some are still giving
Been there twice and then just couldn't check the book for friends. God bless them one and all.
I cry every time I listen.
My Dad spent 20 plus years in the U.S.Navy,and i Lost him last October to natural causes, he was 80.
I hadn't seen my Dad in over 45 years, due to divorce and he lived over 1,000 miles away and i was never able to afford to go see him before he passed.
I sent him this song 1 day months before he went to Heaven and i said, Dad..this is 1 honor I'm glad you never received and i just wanted to let him know how much respect and Love i have for all those veterans that never made it back home to their families and i wanted him to know i respect him and i am thankful that i did have 12 years of my life with him and mom.
Thank you to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for this country and it's citizens, and God Bless them, and to my Dad in Heaven, I Love you Dad and miss you every day...I'll see you soon again one day.
You did a great job with this video. Great montage and much better sound quality than the one that has been up here before. Thanx
"For Those Fighting for It...Freedom... Has A Flavor The Protected Shall Never Know" Tim Craft.
Thank you all for your service
11 Names share my Last name on that wall. I was named after a Marine Captain who fortunately made it home Alive Thank You for your Service Mr. Jones and everyone else who served before My 3 brothers Enlisted in the unbroken chain SemperFi Slow Salute
I’m just crying. Thank you veterans, from the bottom of my soul, thank you
Thank God for George Jones. No one can do this song like him. And for everyone who served and who is currently serving, thank you. I mean that with the upmost sincerity. If I were not totally blind, I more than likely would’ve served in the United States Marine Corp. Semper Fi fellas. Give, them, hell.
I am 63. Tried hard to serve at 16. But born blind in one eye it was impossible. My buddy a few years older served in the Rangers. 2 1/2 tours. Congressional Medal of Honor. 2 purple hearts. He never talked about the bad. Only his fellow soldiers and funny stories. But from the time he was discharged to the time he died of cancer agent orange complications, at 60. He went to the same V A meeting group once a month. He told me he had never said a word or shared. I asked why do you go, His answer was becouse those they need to be heard. He was a Dear friend but not my hero, becouse I called him that once and he told me no. The real heros did not come home.
R.I.P Rich I love you.
Just beautiful work on the transitions and the images all set according to this heart touching song, as people go out for their BBQ, and pick necks, party's and such this Memorial Day week-end.. remember the ones who died so we could be free to do just that.. God Bless
My father was a tunnel rat in Vietnam.. as a kid, I ask my dad why don't we go to the wall, and his response was he knew the names on the wall, didn't get it then but as an adult i would say it was just hard for him to see his friends name on the wall. I lost him to cancer in 17. Miss him still
I cried when I heard this song George Jones himself was an American too and he understood The Working Man came home with his lunchbox in that's what Bob Schieffer said about George Jones and it was the truth he was an American Veteran himself and the United States Marine
I truly like the hell out of this song...play it on my guitar but have a tough time finishing it..
to all my Vet friends especially from Nam.WELCOME HOME BROS...RLTW
Co. F 50th Inf. LRRP 25th Inf. Vietnam 1967-69. Airborne!
In memory of our fallen heroes who fought on the front line to keep us free they’re not forgotten because we remember them especially their families who never got to seem ever again and memory of our soldiers who fought and died for our country because they gave up everything for us to keep us free thank you all soldiers who fought and died for us by keeping our freedom safe.
I had the opportunity to visit the wall in 2001 just weeks before I shipped off to Army Basic. I have nothing but respect for our Vietnam Vets who fought for our nation.
There's a George Jones Memorial Farm in Oberlin Ohio that needs alot of work and attention. Whenever I drive past no one is ever there.
God bless you sir and thank you for your service
Thank you for the homage to my generation! US Navy Corpsman 1970-1974
I joined the Marines in 2003 bc George Jones was a Marine!! served one tour in Iraq and got out in 2007. Semper Fi to all my fellow Devil Dogs
I hear all these stories about ones we lost being an iraq Afghanistan veteran myself let me clearly state that without our sacrafices you wouldnt be here to complain about the wars
3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66
To all the names on that wall are the ones that gave it all you will not be forgotten cause you are the proudest and bravest of all
Thank you.
I want to thank the Vietnam Vets bc without them, the VA wouldn't have finally realised what PTSD was. I'm just sorry it took So long for those vets to get the benefits they deserved.
AND THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO GET HELP AND BENEFITS!
Slow Hand Salute My BROTHERS and Sisters
my high school classmates Elmwood Park ILL> RIP
1Lt. Paul Charles Bertolozzi USMC KIA 8-2-67
Cpl. Richard Clark Abbate USMC KIA 5-18-68
i was 3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66
I am 76 and apparently the average age of all Vietnam vets. I went to the wall in D.C. years ago...leaving a document and mint coin produced for Vietnam. My document...written --my feelings of Vietnam. To be added to the several thousands of others.
What a tearjerker!
I ask each and everyone of you that as you get ready for Memorial Day on Monday that you not forget that this isn't a three day holiday weekend but rather a somber time to take time out to Remember, Honor and Pay Tribute and Respect to those that have served, sacrificed and unselfishly gave their all for us and our Country. From all wars past and present. At 3PM Mon The National Moment of Remembrance takes place. Wherever you may be at 3 PM please observe a moment of silence in honor of our Heroes. If driving, you are asked to turn your headlights on. It's the least we can do for those that have chosen to give their all so that we may continue to live in freedom. And by all means if you know of any Gold Star Families.. Please thank them for their sacrifices as well. Please feel free to share this with your friends... Thanks~ Frances
Alex Zsigo, 173rd, Battle of the Slopes, June 1967. God rest his soul. Why LBJ?
Fastestinthewest my Great Uncle was in the 173rd 66-67 James Elvis Tidewell
My biggest regret in life; disappointment inside me ; i didn't serve in combat in Vietnam! I will forever carry that on my shoulders! I.m a patriot! But I will always carry this feeling in my heart! God Bless all who served in that placed called Vietnam! You are true American heroes!
I was there and a big part of my heart there, I will never forget the men I fought with and my Brothers I lost in Vietnam. God rest you all. !99th Inf. -1st Air Cav. 69-70
thank you for your service sir, God bless.
Very nice!
A lot of young men never came home and the young men that did never got the welcome home they deserved from a Army Grunt to all Vietnam Veterans welcome home gentlemen job well done and thank you for my freedom
some gave all ! a brother
AGAIN...I JUST HEARD THIS SONG. GEORGE JONES DONE BETTER THE VEDIO. IT STILL BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES, I WAS A U.S. NAVY, 1965-1966-1967...I SALUTE ALL MY BROTHERS-IN-ARMS....
BUT MANY ARE NOT ON THE WALL, MANY DIE AFTER COMING HOME, TWICE, MAYBE THREE TIMES THAN THERE ARE ON THE WALL, VERY SAD FOR AMERICA...
How Many Tears Have Fallen
Tears so many have fallen
Through the years for the Greatest Nation ever
Tears for the number one life liberty the pursuit of happiness
America
Tears for the sons and daughters that never returned home
Warrior soldiers all
Tears wiped from the cheeks of so many wives
Shed by the children with only faint memories
Tears behind the mother's veil
On father's handkerchief
Tears at the base of the white stone
That wet the flowers and flags
Tears at the sound of taps played in the distance
For the memories of buddies
Tears at the sight and sound of dog tags boots
Empty
Tears when the aircraft flyover
Stars shining brightly
Tears as the ships sail
Anchors aweigh
Tears at roll call
With no reply to a name called
How many tears have fallen
Bless them all
God Save America
Dr. Sack
5/30/2021
I am a veteran this is a very hard song to listen to
I, hopefully, will go to the Wall next year, 2024. Names there, I know
I wonder how many walls american women and children will have to cry upon until we realize the one and only king of kings already died for our sins?
Amen
MMAh00lligan Amen
For miss.sissy Abrams.When events like Pearl harbor happened that killed our people,when events like 911 happened that killed men,women,and CHILDREN! ITS TIME TO TAKE ACTION! MY DAD SERVED IN THE NAVY FOR MANY YEARS AND IM THANKFUL HE IS STILL HERE! I ,ALONG WITH MANY OTHER AMERICANS ARE STILL ALIVE AND FREE BECAUSE OF OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN,YOUNG AND OLD. SOMETIMES WAR IS NECESSARY AND YES WE WILL LOSE SOME OF OUR OWN PEOPLE WHETHER WE WIN OR LOSE THAT WAR.ALL OF OUR PRESIDENTS WERE NOT EVIL! AND I BELIEVE IN JESUS TOO ,BUT AS AMERICANS WE SOMETIMES HAVE TO DO THINGS THAT MAY INCLUDE WAR,WE HAVE BEEN SUCKER PUNCHED BY SOME COWARD COUNTRIES THAT WE FOUGHT BACK AND DID WHAT WE HAD TO DO TO MAYBE DETER THAT KIND OF BEHAVIOUR!SOMETIMES WE ALSO HELP OTHER COUNTRIES THAT HAVE BEEN PREYED UPON BY BULLIES THAT WANT TO KILL THEM FOR WHATEVER REASON,AND WITH US DOING THAT WE ALSO LOSE SOLDIERS,WIN OR LOSE!I HATE WAR MYSELF BUT ITS BEEN GOING ON SINCE THE BEGINNING OF TIME AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM AND OTHER COUNTRIES FREEDOM!SO THINK ABOUT THAT AND KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT BE STILL HERE BECAUSE GOD WANTS YOU HERE,BUT ALSO OUR MILITARY MEN AND WOMEN SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES,LIMBS,AND FAMILIES SO WE...COULD LIVE AND STILL HAVE FREEDOM!!!
My dad served in Vietnam his brother was killed there during Tet. Vietnam was a irresponsible war that never needed to happen.
We tried to save Vietnam from the Vietnamese. Now we have Communism taught as a college course and touted as the way towards future equality.
First Cavalry Division, 12/1965-12/1966. R.I.P. to all. The most KIAs were 18 and 23 years of age.
Beautiful and sad❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
were have all the young men gone? Want they ever learn. They have gone to their gave all over this world. What a shame.
bless you sir, like the thief on the tree, you will be remembered
a brother of a date a father today!
50.000name that should not be there but they are name that's will never be forgotten or why they serve name of soldier's that's will never come home pow Mia your are not forgotten in are heart your are love respect honor dignity we will pray that someday your will come home to country your serving fought and died defending may God bless forgotten Americans soldier's who's didn't come home flag your died under will still be flying rest.in.peace 😢🇺🇸😢🇺🇸😢🇺🇸😢🇺🇸😢🇺🇸😢🇺🇸😢
God bless
to all the modern day hippies you should have been sent off to Nam to see what it takes to keep the peace and freedom you have today and let's not forget the church's that show the how they don't appreciate the freedom they too have because of a veteran proud to say
rest brother Larry Willis , Jerry Gustav Hasford ( author Full Metal Jacket), Robert McGee, Russellville,AL
Only veterans will understand this. I hated Vietnam, but I give anything to be back.
Boyd Timothy Adams April 21st 1969. My brother.
Kinda grateful ol' George isnt around today, I believe the current state of our country he would die of a brokenheart..I feel like it's happening to me sometimes
The shunning of returning vets was the primary cause of suicides. Talking or just chilling with someone helped decompress from your overseas reality. Booze and women were a blessing, and helped the transition. Each of us were needy in different ways. Being ignored or harassed was a direct attack on our painful reality. This would trigger the responses we lived to survive overseas. Some responded outward and some inward. And some just say fuckit and leave. If you send someone overseas you damn well better say welcome home and what do you need. Anything less is betrayal.
this is one of mr favorite patriotic songs ever.... the other is the blue side of the grey by Atlanta......thanks George Jones. And thanks for sharing!!
Every time I hear this I think of my Marine Forest G Highland jr god how I still miss him
June 26 1970 1969 - 1970
Jones was a Korean War Vet. Not many people know that.
i won the war,isurvived, but my soul will never be at peace for my brothers who didnt make it, so sad,
If this song doesn’t bring a tear to your eye, you’re lying 🤥 🇺🇸
The Vietnam Vets came home to hatred from the people that they fought for. The worst part was that some of the soilders that went over there and fought and died because the government called there number and they went. They fought a war that they didn't want to fight and came home to hatred.
What bugle call is used at the end of this?
Sadly,some didn't want this wall built. Done by private Donations. I am a Nam Vet.
One of my great grandfathers fought in ww1 he was a foot soldier. My other great grandfather was in ww2 and Korea he was a full bid col think I said it right. I also had uncles in Vietnam
A good karaoke song for at the VFW.