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Grateful Young Solidier
« on: Jul 31st, 2006, 3:52pm » |
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My nephew Don Lenzi recently back from Afghanistan drove me up to DC so that I could place printed tributes detailing the stories of 60 some Vietnam Vets who are still listed as Missing In Action and have been adopted by some wonderful friends of mine at another site I belong to under a program called "Operation Just Cause". The Park Police were kind enough to assure us that they would leave them for as many people to see as possible and then pick them up to be added to the permanent collection of memento's left there which will at some future date be exhibited in The Smithsonian's American History Museum.
After accomplishing that task we went on to the Korean and WW2 memorials so that Don could show his respect to those soldiers as well.
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Re: Grateful Young Solidier
« Reply #1 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 3:56pm » |
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« Reply #2 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 3:58pm » |
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« Reply #3 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 4:04pm » |
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sharp lookin soldier, give him a Bravo Zulu from jeffb!
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Re: Grateful Young Solidier
« Reply #4 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 7:29pm » |
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I've wanted to see the Vietnam Memorial since reading about in in National Geographic a long time ago.
I'll get there one day but in the meantime thanks for sharing your pics Tim, its very special
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Re: Grateful Young Solidier
« Reply #5 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 7:35pm » |
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A great thing to do and to see. It's been awhile and some of the other stuff wasn't completed then. Hope I can get there again. I have a couple of friends on that wall.
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« Reply #6 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 7:59pm » |
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The picture of him next to the saying "Freedom is not FREE" is AWESOME!!! When Svenn, Bente, and I were there, we were in awe of that wall, and saying!
The Vietnam wall kills me every time I go there, yet I can't go to DC without stopping there. I was almost afraid to bring Svenn and Bente there cuz I knew how I would be, but they have seen me in a cluster attack, so they can see me cry too. I know six men on that wall, one VERY close to me. Here is a picture that Svenn took of me with my hand on his name. Just looking at that picture gets to me too.
That wall is a MUST see for EVERYONE ...
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« Reply #7 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 8:11pm » |
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Awesome, Tanner 
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« Reply #8 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 8:22pm » |
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.........and the thing of it is Helen and everyone else, Richmond Va is only around 90 minutes away. I have been there. You can feel it even before you get to the wall. I also have close friends there. It was very moving.
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« Reply #9 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 8:25pm » |
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Chuck, I know exactly what you mean about the Wall. I did not start to heal until I went there for the dedication and though I have been back dozens of times I always cry! and i don't give a rats ass if that makes me look like a wimp. The very first picture is Don saluting the panel that contains my friends including my helicopter crew who were shot down the day I was getting on the freedom bird. "Bodies Not Recovered" which is the main reason I am involved with the POW/MIA group that we took this trip for.
We must never forget! Tomorrow I go to a funeral service as a member of The Patriot Guard to honor a soldier lost in Iraq. I wish they would take broken down old clusterheads and spare our kids but it has always been the young who come forward. Don is going to re enlist even though he knows that the 82nd will deploy to Iraq next. I am very proud and very bummed.
Get some PF time my friend. Tim
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Re: Grateful Young Solidier
« Reply #10 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 8:32pm » |
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on Jul 31st, 2006, 8:25pm, tanner wrote:
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I'm a cry baby...Not sure if anyone would wanna go with me..
Viet Nam was in my day....I just don't know if I could handle it.
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Re: Grateful Young Solidier
« Reply #11 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 8:51pm » |
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on Jul 31st, 2006, 8:25pm, tanner wrote:| I have been back dozens of times I always cry! and i don't give a rats ass if that makes me look like a wimp. |
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EVERY time I go, I cry, too. And EVERY single time, at least one stranger offers their condolences at my loss. NOT ONCE have I been made to feel the fool for breaking down there. And if someone DOESN'T like it, well they can kiss my rosy red, Vietnam era veteran's ass!
And I am SO proud of him for re-enlisting! Tell him THANK YOU from me!
And you can tell him, to my dying breath, I will do all that I can to make sure he is NEVER spit on, as we were, when he returns to this country!
We have some REALLY fucked up politicians, laws and policies, here, but DAMNIT, this is MY country, and woe be to ANYONE that badmouths or spits on OUR soldiers!
As the saying goes, and your picture so well shows, "FREEDOM IS NOT FREE"
Chuck
PS: Sorry for digging out my soapbox ... but DAMNIT, it is something that I feel stong about!
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Re: Grateful Young Solidier
« Reply #12 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 9:12pm » |
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VERY COOL... say thanks for this proud mom.....love ree
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« Reply #13 on: Jul 31st, 2006, 9:35pm » |
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Wow Tim, those pictures gave me the chills. They say more than any words could ever say. Thank you for posting them.
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Re: Grateful Young Solidier
« Reply #14 on: Aug 1st, 2006, 5:43am » |
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on Jul 31st, 2006, 8:32pm, TxBasslady wrote:
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Jean I'll go with you next July. I cried reading about it when I was younger, I cried hearing what happend to Vietnam vets and I couldn't understand it - still don't. I think visiting it is a debt everyone in the free world owes, American or not.
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Re: Grateful Young Solidier
« Reply #15 on: Aug 1st, 2006, 7:00am » |
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I'm with you Chuck. I can't see that wall without crying. Have some buddies there also.
Great pics Tim...
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