Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Wall is the single most impressive memorial of any kind that I have ever seen anywhere. It's power lays in its understated simplicity, and in the genius of having it consist of nothing more than that seemingly endless list of names, each of which represents negated possibility. B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Clive Moss Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 10:23 PM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] The Wall Sonny Carter said the following on 4/15/2004 12:28 PM: > The traveling version of the Viet Nam Memorial is in Natchitoches, > just > two blocks from my house. This may not be the last you see of it from > me. > > http://www.sonc.com/wall1.htm The first time I saw the original wall I was totally overwhelmed. The power of a list of names in incredible. In Paris (and many other cities, but Paris stands out in my mind) there are grand, large monuments to the dead of many conflicts. I find them impressive. I do not find them moving in the same way that the wall is moving. The monuments glorify war. The wall mourns the victims. -- Clive http://clive.moss.net _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information