The Men Behind the Names
I had always planned to take my family to visit The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, knowing the significance of “The Wall,” and the importance of experiencing it first-hand, as I believe every American should do out of respect and gratitude for each supreme sacrifice.
I was well into my forties and had never yet taken the trip for one reason or another. However, when we found out that The Moving Wall™, the traveling half-size replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, was scheduled to be erected within an hour’s drive, we, in the interim, planned a visit.
Just as I’d anticipated, my emotions completely engulfed me as I stood in the rain and slowly ran my hand across the engraved letters. When I got home, I took solace in the keyboard and wrote “The Men Behind the Names.”
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your poem was very hard to read under water as you know. my ancestors were military from the revolution to this day. my father ,daughter,brother in law and i were in the Service Our Grandson is in the Navy now. Our family has been to the Wall and what a moving experiance it was. every one should be at the Wall just to feel the presence of the ones that gave the ultimate sacrafice. your poems have been read in our church . GOD BLESS>
You keep the military warrior spirit alive. HOOAH!!!
K