Wow, it’s already a month since my “visiting the bears” holiday. Sometimes I wonder if it really happened. To remind myself that it did, all I have to do is look at all the pictures taken during the holiday, and especially this one that a friend sent me.
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Thanks, friend!
“On the grounds of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is the first memorial placed in the nation’s capital honoring women’s military service. This emotional sculpture depicts three women, one caring for a soldier. The monument was designed by Glenna Goodacre, and was unveiled on Veterans Day, November 11, 1993. This monument is the culmination of a ten year grass roots effort honoring the 265.500 American women who served around the world during the Vietnam war.”
Monuments & Memorials: Vietnam Women’s Memorial
I’d first heard of this memorial in the leaflet I’d taken from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial when I visited in 1990. Somewhere along the way after that, I remember reading that it’d gone from idea to reality. And so on Friday, 17 November 2006, after visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and walking in the direction of the Smithsonian Metro stop, I came upon the memorial.
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For more information:
Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation
I stumbled on this site from NaNoWriMo. Turns out David Michael, the guy who developed one of my favourite software, The Journal, took part in NaNoWriMo 2006 (and won, too – congrats, David!). I checked his profile and followed the link to this short-story-a-day site, his yearlong project to write a short story every day for a year.
In addition to having short reads whenever I need some, David’s site should hopefully serve as inspiration for me to do something similar.
The “Three Servicemen” statue shows three uniformed young men looking directly towards the apex of the Wall, located approximately 150 feet away:
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The first names on the Wall, located on the edge of the west panel pointing towards the Lincoln Memorial:
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The last names on the Wall, located on the edge of the east panel pointing towards the Washington Memorial:
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A common scene at the Wall:
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One of many floral tributes at the Wall on Friday, 17 November 2006:
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The Book of Names – visitors can check for names to find where they are listed on the Wall:
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For more information:
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page
