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Cappy
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 Posted: 04/25/05 - 18:32 Post subject: Real American Heroes
Today I had the pleasure of spending an entire day with some real heroes. Veterans from World War II, Korea, VietNam, and the Iraq War.
I was invited by my Aunt who works with Veterans, to accompany some Theatre veterans to Washington DC to visit the war memorials. This also gave me the opportunity to get some first hand accounts from men who were there. The veterans also were interested in meeting me, as my Aunt had told them of my interest in Military History.
I spent most of the day with two WWII navy veterans, who were more than happy to discuss there experiences with me. One of the veterans actually served under former President Ford, who was a Lt. in the Navy during WWII.
It was a great experience for me to meet actual combat veterans. Ordinary men, who did extraordinary things.
Perhaps the greatest reminder:
Me with the VietNam soildiers
Me at the wall
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Posted: 04/25/05 - 18:57 Post subject:
wow, great trip for you. 
nice pictures.
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Posted: 04/25/05 - 19:08 Post subject:
A big salute to those guys.
Freedom is not free. So true
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Posted: 04/25/05 - 20:17 Post subject:
That's cool Cappy.  Nice of your aunt to invite you. 
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Posted: 04/26/05 - 05:28 Post subject:
I notice there are no photos of you with DIVA??????????? Doesn't she live really close to there? I bet she had NOTHING to do yesterday either. Hmpfh!
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Posted: 04/26/05 - 05:34 Post subject:
this trip was not about you 
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DCRunningDiva
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Posted: 04/26/05 - 05:37 Post subject:
| rtpd113 wrote: | | this trip was not about you |
Do I need to change my line from "look at me" to "it's all about me!"
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Posted: 04/26/05 - 06:08 Post subject:
Outstanding Cappy!
Wish I could have come too. I have been there twice.
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Cappy
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Posted: 04/26/05 - 06:33 Post subject:
| DCRunningDiva wrote: | I notice there are no photos of you with DIVA??????????? Doesn't she live really close to there? I bet she had NOTHING to do yesterday either. Hmpfh!
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No offense Diva, but I wanted my first trip to the memorials to be spent with the men that were there. This is a trip that I have been meaning to make for awhile.
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Posted: 04/26/05 - 07:09 Post subject:
Very cool Cappy. Wish I'd of been there also.
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Posted: 04/26/05 - 07:25 Post subject:
I may have missed something, Cappy. We were at the Wall in 1992 or '93. That "Freedom Is Never Free" inscription - is that part of the wall (and we just missed it), or is it somewhere else over there?
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Posted: 04/26/05 - 07:37 Post subject:
Very Neat.
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Cappy
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Posted: 04/26/05 - 07:47 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | | I may have missed something, Cappy. We were at the Wall in 1992 or '93. That "Freedom Is Never Free" inscription - is that part of the wall (and we just missed it), or is it somewhere else over there? |
Freedom is not Free is part of the Korean War memorial, which is a very moving memorial
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Posted: 04/26/05 - 07:53 Post subject:
| Cappy wrote: |
Freedom is not Free is part of the Korean War memorial, which is a very moving memorial |
OK - we were there right after that one opened - LC's dad was in Korea - but I must've just missed that part. Remember spending a good time walking in and out of the soldier statues there.
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Posted: 04/26/05 - 08:19 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | | OK - we were there right after that one opened - LC's dad was in Korea - but I must've just missed that part. Remember spending a good time walking in and out of the soldier statues there. |
I have some great pictures of the statues. That was a very well done memorial. From what I was told, each soildier represents a different country that fought in Korea
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