http://hragvartanian.com/2007/08/16/vietnams-indelible-mark-on-america/ art, culture, photography, writing, ideas Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://hragvartanian.com/2007/08/16/vietnams-indelible-mark-on-america/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Hrag Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:33:07 +0000 http://hragvartanian.com/?p=426#comment-183 That's a great point...boy am I glad my commenters are smarter than me. Thanks for clarifying that distinction, it helps me understand the memorial a little more. That’s a great point…boy am I glad my commenters are smarter than me. Thanks for clarifying that distinction, it helps me understand the memorial a little more.

]]> http://hragvartanian.com/2007/08/16/vietnams-indelible-mark-on-america/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Istvan Thu, 16 Aug 2007 15:24:21 +0000 http://hragvartanian.com/?p=426#comment-182 Why refer to the memorial as a "Vietnam War Memorial" or "Vietnam Memorial"? My view is that this tribute is for Vietnam veterans and not to honor the country of VN or the war which took place there. I say this as a one who served w/the US Army for 18 months in VN-a war run by those in Washington and not those of us who where in country where "the rubber met the road!" Why refer to the memorial as a “Vietnam War Memorial” or “Vietnam Memorial”? My view is that this tribute is for Vietnam veterans and not to honor the country of VN or the war which took place there. I say this as a one who served w/the US Army for 18 months in VN-a war run by those in Washington and not those of us who where in country where “the rubber met the road!”

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