Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Maya Lin
Washington, DC – March 14, 2009
Running Time: As long as you would like
Recommended for: My fellow Americans
Reminded me of: The New England Holocaust Memorial, only more interactive
Personal: While searching for James Earl Cronin (a young soldier from Chicago) my eyes blurred with tears, so I had to recount the rows from the top down three times until I arrived at row 116 on panel 19E. Each name was not simply an engraving, but a person.
Overheard: Older Veteran to young boy “If you spray your crayon rubbing with Aqua Net, it will last forever”.
