In the Rain, in that Place – v4

I remember one Veteran’s Day,

I will never forget it,

on the Mall in Washington, by the Wall,

more than twenty years ago now

(where has the time flown)

late at night, that whole weekend,

the stillness, the tears, quiet,

muffled silence, reading all the names,

the overwhelming consequence

in the rain, in that place

Ten years after, the arguments,

the continuing struggle,

the scar cut into the land

the controversy, the Wall,

names written in stone

those who fell so far away

in the jungles of Vietnam

their spirits coming home

to this piece of hallowed ground

where their names are remembered

Tears of strong men, a dam burst,

falling to the ground, pulled by gravity

these men, their brothers, these veterans

who answered their country’s call

falling in the rain in this place

on this holy ground, pain,

overcome by emotion

the power of this place

Kneeling by the Wall

remembering the bloodshed

the chaos, in those foreign lands

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edited November 11, 2014

In the Rain, in that Place – v4

Veteran’s Day

edited May 27, 2014

“In the Rain, in that Place – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/in-rain-in-that-place-v2_27.html

edited May 26, 2014

“In the Rain, in that Place – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/in-rain-in-that-place-v2.html

Memorial Day

November 11, 2010

“In the Rain, in that Place”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2010/11/in-rain-in-that-place.html

Veteran’s Day 2010

and remembering being

at the Vietnam Memorial

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund

www.vvmf.org

during the 10^th anniversary

Veteran’s Day 1992

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edited May 27, 2014

Left at the Wall – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/left-at-wall-v3.html

Edited May 26, 2014

Left at the Wall – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/05/left-at-wall-v2.html

Memorial Day

August 5, 2006 18:05

Left at the Wall

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2006/08/left-at-wall.html

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