... kudos to those who have arranged for the FIRST reading of the nearly 7000 who have given their lives in our post 9/11 world, happening TODAY at the Vietnam Memorial on the National Mall.
As I type this, I'm listening to the live feed on Facebook (it will take about eight hours to get through the list) ... and I'm quickly getting overwhelmed by the thought of all of these individuals who gave the ultimate sacrifice in modern times. Names that echo so many different ethnicities ... religions ... genders ... backgrounds ... names of those who most certainly have family left behind ... children, parents and other loved ones ... names on a list that goes on and on seemingly without end ... names of Americans who are truly deserving to be memorialized this weekend.
Irrespective of how one feels about the "business" of war ... today is the day to honor those who did not make it home ... who gave of themselves so that we can be free. And although we all know that grouping includes people who fought in many other wars in this country's past, today, that list started with Evander Earl Andrews.
And it continues, until the nation has shed 7000 tears today in their memory.
WATCH THE LIVE FEED RIGHT NOW ON FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/VietnamVeteransMemorialFund/app_1447543638820732
HAPPENING ALL DAY TODAY:
http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2014/05/23/david-petraeus-making-public-appearance-to-honor-post-9-11-war-dead
A REMINDER REGARDING MEMORIAL DAY:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/name-reading-to-take-place-on-national-mall/2014/05/24/9cff4b0e-e34b-11e3-9442-54189bf1a809_story.html
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