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2022-12-29 -Land of the Free

The Wall that Heals 2023 schedule

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Posted by Besoeker 2022-12-29 10:35|| || Front Page|| [11130 views ] Top

In memory of 'Bulldog' (1942-2008) my boss, mentor, and friend.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-12-29 10:41|| 2022-12-29 10:41|| Front Page Top

#2 When I first read a description of what the Wall would look like, I thought it was a dumb idea. But when I saw it in person, the effect was incredibly real and vivid. A great monument.

Posted by Matt 2022-12-29 16:45|| 2022-12-29 16:45|| Front Page Top

#3 When I first saw the Wall in DC, it was fairly new. People would leave flowers and mementos near the names of loved ones. Someone who apparently had not brought flowers stuck a dandelion in the Wall. That was OK, it was all they had.
What enraged me was that there was an Oriental family who looked at the flower and LAUGHED! I so wanted to punch them.

For the record, I personally knew two of the people on the Wall: Frank Suvara was a high school classmate of mine. He was KIA in Nam. Lee Schaaf was a classmate of my sister's. Lee was badly wounded in Nam, and died years later from his wounds.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2022-12-29 16:59|| 2022-12-29 16:59|| Front Page Top

#4 #1 Bulldog has the look of a warrior who was locked and loaded.

Posted by JohnQC 2022-12-29 17:23|| 2022-12-29 17:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Oriental family

Vietnamese? Japanese? Chinese? Korean? Lao? Cambodian?

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-12-29 17:44|| 2022-12-29 17:44|| Front Page Top

#6 /\ Irishman from Orange, NJ. Banged up pretty bad after that foto. Guy ahead of him stepped on a mine. He was the real deal. One of his last assignments was as the Commander, Berlin Det.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-12-29 17:49|| 2022-12-29 17:49|| Front Page Top

#7 Re #5: M Murcek, to be honest, I don't remember exactly - it was probably 1983 or 84. Probably not Vietnamese or Laotian. If I had to guess, probably Japanese.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2022-12-29 17:55|| 2022-12-29 17:55|| Front Page Top

#8 Not trying to jump on you, Rambler.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-12-29 17:59|| 2022-12-29 17:59|| Front Page Top

#9 /\ I finally restored your Hoppin' John recipe Merc. My bad.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-12-29 18:14|| 2022-12-29 18:14|| Front Page Top

#10 These things happen, B. I know better than to be paranoid about it. 😅🤪

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-12-29 18:24|| 2022-12-29 18:24|| Front Page Top

#11 Doing the Burg on a handheld, bad juju for me.

Well, as I always say "hire the handicapped, they're fun to watch."

Posted by Besoeker 2022-12-29 18:39|| 2022-12-29 18:39|| Front Page Top

#12 I consider trying to comment on a site from my phone a masochistic adventure. I can well imagine what site administration must be like on a phone.

I'm a coward. I'd get some kind of tablet...

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-12-29 19:13|| 2022-12-29 19:13|| Front Page Top

#13 Moderating tasks can be done on the phone — it just requires a little more care. I don’t know if Fred’s code enabled it or if it’s inherent in the phone OS, but I am glad to have alternatives when I am out of the house or a battery needs recharging.

On the other hand, I imagine my fingers are smaller than Besoeker’s, which makes such things easier. ;-) (Yes, yes, I saw what I did there, too. We are all so very clever.)

Posted by trailing wife 2022-12-29 20:11|| 2022-12-29 20:11|| Front Page Top

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