Senin, 26 Februari 2018

Putting Faces to the Names on the Wall

Education Center to usher in new era of understanding. The names. The roll of names, each etched a half-inch tall into polished black Bangalore granite, stretches 493 feet, 6 inches. The names begin with Dale R. Buis and end with Richard Vandegeer. Between the two are 58,259 others who lost their lives in the Vietnam …

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