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dalton99a

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37. +1. I don't know anyone who wasn't moved by it.

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Does anyone here remember the storm of controversy that surrounded the Vietnam War Memorial? [View all] Collimator Dec 2023 OP

I remember it. Her name is Maya Lin. ms liberty Dec 2023 #1

My first visit to the memorial was shattering leftieNanner Dec 2023 #2

A required stop GP6971 Dec 2023 #3

A little bit of it - notice the reflections. Jim__ Dec 2023 #4

The reflections are the point... Wounded Bear Dec 2023 #23

There was a TV movie made about the controversy. John1956PA Dec 2023 #5

One of my high school classmates is on that wall. keithbvadu2 Dec 2023 #6

Six of my school friends are on the wall. Three close friends. One a medic. I have been to the wall twice. usaf-vet Dec 2023 #28

I visited the Wall in October of 1984. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 2023 #7

The names on the exquisite black granite are given dignity and grab you yes. Irish_Dem Dec 2023 #38

I do Kennah Dec 2023 #8

The original concept was for simply a blank wall Tomconroy Dec 2023 #9

The original design contained carved names. dalton99a Dec 2023 #12

No, the competition Lin won stipulated that all the names had to be included. Tanuki Dec 2023 #13

+1. A must read dalton99a Dec 2023 #19

Kick dalton99a Dec 2023 #10

Speaking only for myself, it is singularly most affecting monument in city of truly affecting monuments. Stinky The Clown Dec 2023 #11

I think it is a compliment. See below; A HERETIC I AM Dec 2023 #15

I think it is important to note that the statue nearby, of the 3 soldiers, are looking directly at the memorial.... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2023 #14

The statue is so reflective of the era too. It was all so heartbreaking. Joinfortmill Dec 2023 #26

That piece of art was a compromise... Grins Dec 2023 #30

I visit the online Wall site Duppers Dec 2023 #16

Some of the faces to go with the names LudwigPastorius Dec 2023 #17

I remember it mcar Dec 2023 #18

she broke the mold. til then such monuments minimized the toll. mopinko Dec 2023 #20

This dumb draftee visited it a week after they opened it to the public Brother Buzz Dec 2023 #21

I remember it very well. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2023 #22

I've never visited the Wall, I just can't bring myself to do so, Sal_NV Dec 2023 #24

My son is named after one of those on the wall SCantiGOP Dec 2023 #25

I just wrote a post below saying the same kind of thing. Irish_Dem Dec 2023 #34

I certainly remember it. Paladin Dec 2023 #27

The wall, like any piece of art or architecture, will always be loved by some and damned by others. Chainfire Dec 2023 #29

Conservatives HATED IT because it memorialized a war we lost! Grins Dec 2023 #31

The Vietnam Memorial is incredibly moving, which is what art is supposed to do Mysterian Dec 2023 #32

I visited the Viet Nam memorial in DC and was astounded. Irish_Dem Dec 2023 #33

If I had to pick the one element that was most surprising SCantiGOP Dec 2023 #35

Yes exactly. Irish_Dem Dec 2023 #36

+1. I don't know anyone who wasn't moved by it. dalton99a Dec 2023 #37