Vietnam Memorial Wall

It is very humbling to walk up to a memorial larger than you expect it to be, with more names than you expect it to be... all of those names being young men who died in a war that most didn't even sign up to serve in, just to protect our American way of life. It is very humbling to see the memorial not only in itself but the small trinkets that family left behind place near the names of their loved ones on a wall in memorium.

I was honored to be able to see this piece of history containing almost 58, 000 names on it. It was an honor to the area where I live that this traveling version of the Vietnam Memorial also known as the "Wall that Heals" would come to NE Ohio. Thousands visited the wall while it was here and I am glad I was one of them.

You can learn more about the wall and where it will be next by visiting their site at http://www.travelingwall.us/