If you are still in the vicinity go back to the Korean memorial at night.
It is positively eerie.
I am impressed by the difference...
The artists have captured something of the time and place. Thanks for the post as I was not aware of the works... Casey
The Viet Nam statue depicted here is only a small part of the whole Memorial.
And this statue was actually added to the design as a compromise and peace offering to Veterans who wanted a traditional representation. The original design which exists and is near this statue, is a black wall with the names of every U.S. soldier who die...
The 'wall' is of course well known and impressive...
but I understand the interest in having a 'traditional' representation as well... I guess I am thinking of the individuals who returned... and it's very well done if I can judge by the photo. The local community were my dad lived did a wall of 'all' local...
Where I live there is a small memorial for local men who died.
It is closer in spirit to the wall, which surprised me when it was unveiled; the wall being so controversial and the area where I live being so extremely Conservative. I have a feeling "cost" was a key factor.
