Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/15

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Subject: [Leica] The Wall
From: chmphoto at sbcglobal.net (Clive Moss)
Date: Thu Apr 15 19:23:30 2004
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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
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