The Wall

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="041a11c3.png"> <div> <IMG SRC="0917cd20.png" border=0 width="124" height="210" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Your story has touched my soul. You understand The Wall. It is not a granite thing with carvings on it, each of those carvings has a name, has a face, has a soul, it has sorrow, it has pain, it has happiness, because now they are finally at peace.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Each of those carvings has a family, has children that are without their fathers. They too have souls, have faces, they know sorrow, they know pain, they have been cheated.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> The Wall is not a wall, it is a living breathing organism. It is the force that tries to heal our inner wounds, that have scared our lives for 30 odd years. It is the driving force that solidifies the Combat soldier to assure, that Vietnam shall never happen to your generation, or your children's.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Our friends on The Wall are at peace now, we are in turmoil and torment.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> We are not dead, we are just dead inside. It would be easier to be a carving on The Wall.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> This is my reply to a story written by a 13 year old girl about a story she wrote about The Wall . If you read the story you will understand the reply much better. The name of the story is "The Power Of A Name"<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> It is located at the<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> below link</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.vietvet.org/thewall.htm " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.vietvet.org/thewall.htm "><U>http://www.vietvet.org/thewall.htm </U></A> </div> <div> Ron Leonard<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="153" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#CCFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 129 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="0928f7b0.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="123" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFCC99" FACE="Arial" >   <IMG SRC="4505e2e0.png" border=0 width="350" height="46" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT>|   <A HREF="default.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="_"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id1144.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Registration Form"><U>Registration Form</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id272.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New"><U>What's New</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id728.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map Index"><U>Map Index</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id323.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Letters From You"><U>Letters From You</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id275.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vietnam War Statistics and Facts"><U>Vietnam War Statistics and Facts</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contributors"><U>Contributors</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mission Statement"><U>Mission Statement</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About The Webmaster"><U>About The Webmaster</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="History"><U>History</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id1018.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vietnam Memorials and Museums"><U>Vietnam Memorials and Museums</U></A>   |   <A HREF="home.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="After Action Reports"><U>After Action Reports</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id794.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="25th Operations"><U>25th Operations</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id260.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Army Reporter "><U>The Army Reporter </U></A>   |   <A HREF="id277.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Stars And Stripes Index"><U>Stars And Stripes Index</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id448.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tropic Lightning News Index"><U>Tropic Lightning News Index</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="War Stories Etc."><U>War Stories Etc.</U></A>   |   <B>The Wall</B>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Misc. 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They gave their lives For What?....WHY? May this travesty never happen again to our young men like it did to us, and our comrades in arms.</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="412" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 150 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="093c84f0.png" border=0 width="200" height="79" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="196"><div> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="98" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 112 WIDTH="82"><div> <IMG SRC="094326a0.jpg" border=0 width="50" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="612" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 70 ><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="162" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://25thaviation.org/diamondhead/id188.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://25thaviation.org/diamondhead/id18"><U><I><B>To Diamondhead Wall</B></I></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="162" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://25thaviation.org/littlebears/id193.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://25thaviation.org/littlebears/id19"><U><I><B>To Little Bear Wall</B></I></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="162" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://25thaviation.org/HHC/id433.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://25thaviation.org/HHC/id433.htm"><U><I><B>To Headquarters Wall</B></I></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <I><B> <TABLE BORDER="4" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="200" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="http://25thaviation.org/facts/#women_who_died_in_vietnam" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://25thaviation.org/facts/#women_who"><U><I><B>Women Who Died In Vietnam</B></I></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>In Honor Of The Brave Men, Who Died in Hawaii on Feb. 12, 2001 During A Training Accident. We Offer Our Sincere Sympathy to Those Men And Their Families.</B></I></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="409" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 618 WIDTH="397"><div> Amazing how much we are doing for a race car driver who died doing what he loved, wealthy beyond words, surrounded by friends and the best of care. Those who died in Hawaii barely got recognition, and the whole event has quietly disappeared from the news papers.</div> <bR> <div> We should NOT forget these 6 brave men, and their training actions which, in a time of war, could very well have been the saving grace of others. They died for our Nation, I hope we will not forget them.... they are as follows -</div> <bR> <div> <B>Maj. Robert L. Olson</B>, 2nd Battalion,11th Field Artillery</div> <div> Regiment</div> <bR> <div> Chief Warrant Officer Four <B>George P, Perry</B>, A Company,</div> <div> 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment</div> <bR> <div> Chief Warrant Officer Two <B>Gregory I. Montgomery</B>, A</div> <div> Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment</div> <bR> <div> Sgt. <B>Thomas E. Barber</B>, C Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th</div> <div> Aviation Regiment</div> <bR> <div> Spec. <B>Bob D. MacDonald</B>, B Company, 2nd Battalion,</div> <div> 25th Aviation Regiment</div> <bR> <div> Spec. <B>Rafael Olvera-Rodriguez</B>, 2nd Battalion, 11th</div> <div> Field Artillery Regiment</div> <bR> <div> God Bless them - and watch over their families and loved ones. WE care. Marsha Curtis - Joe Curtis - Florence Owens - Homer L. Owens USAF TSGT</div> <div> Ret., Sgt. Andre Jones, Leslie Jones, Stephanie Curtis, Paul Curtis, Joe Owens US Navy Gunners Mate, Ret. and the rest.......</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>