WW II Memorial forgets fallen warriors.* The Vietnam Vietnam (vēĕt`näm), officially Socialist Republic of Vietnam, republic (v), 128,400 sq mi (332,642 sq km), Southeast Asia. Occupying the eastern coastline of the Southeast Asian peninsula, Vietnam is bounded by China on the north, by Laos survivors that saw their buddies See buddy list. die in combat finally got the chance to run their hands across and feel their names etched etch v. etched, etch·ing, etch·es v.tr. 1. a. To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid. b. in stone. They were given the opportunity to cry and, in a sense, feel a little less of the hurt that never goes away. We remaining WWII WWII abbr. World War II WWII World War Two vets after 50 years still do not have that opportunity. We were told "400 thousand was too many names to have etched in stone." To visit the WWII Memorial may be a comfort to some, but not to all vets. Christ Dangles, LaGrange Park, IL |
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