A Salute to all our Brother and Sister Veterans and their Families...

Thanks to you, Mary, and to all the contributors here who have shared so much of their hearts and memories in this thread...

I've just returned from Washington, DC, where my wife Patricia and I attended the Ceremonies held there at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; it was an important and meaningful visit for us, as always... This year was the observance of the 10th Anniversary of the dedication of the Women's Vietnam Veterans' Memorial near The Wall.   Recognition so long in coming, has at last been afforded the amazing women who gave (and STILL give) so much...

As I always do, I visited my Friends whose names are etched on so many of the panels there.   They're a part of me still...

The chorus from my song 'The Wall':

And every Name's a Father or a Husband or a Son,
Or a Daughter or a Brother or a Cousin to Someone -
Or a Name might be a Classmate or a Friend you may recall:
There's nearly sixty thousand fallen Names still waiting at The Wall.



God bless the Vet...

Murph