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The Wall I visited the Vietnam War Memorial Wall this weekend. It's an awesome thing to see. Not so much the wall. The wall is a list of names of the long dead, but what's to see are the veterans who come to look at the names on the wall. A strange thing happened to me when I walked up to a vet and spoke with him. First I'd asked him if he was a vet. He replied that he was. Then I asked if he found names of those he knew on the wall. His eyes watered up and he replied that he found ones he knew. He then told me which unit he was in and where he was stationed. As coincidence would have it, he was with my father. My father was a doctor and only had two medics under him, so they didn't know each other personally, but they must have seen each other from time to time. He's got medical problems now from agent orange as well. My father's got diabetes. This gentleman had a large tumor removed from his neck-to name one of his ailments. It's just a shame what happened to these men. It's a worse shame how they were treated when they returned home. I want my father to know he's appreciated. I bought him a beaded band made by the Chippewa Native Americans. I was told that the band should be placed around a feather and presented to a vet who did valorous deeds in the war. My father certainly deserves this honor. He is also a big fan of Native Americans, so this will be the perfect gift for him (besides the vet hat I got him. After buying the gift, my then stated, "Now we only need a Native American to present it to him." LOL! I think God gave us to keep life from becoming utterly depressing. |
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MyDoggie))))) You made a trip to DC and didnt tell me!?  Well...let me know next time...will like to meet you for a cup of coffee and yepping!  Ash 
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Loyal, you are such a sweetie. (kiss on your cheek) Ashley, I wasn't in DC, lol, my daughter was. She went there with a girl scout trip. She would have had more fun with you though. She said her scout leader was a nag. But I will go there myself someday again and I would love to have that coffee with you. Pup
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