Vietnam veterans from San Diego travel to Washington D.C. memorial in 1994
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- Опубліковано 10 лис 2019
- For Veterans Day 1994, a group of Vietnam veterans from San Diego were selected for a special trip to see their memorial wall in Washington, D.C. Vista Vet Center counselors selected 18 men who suffered from PTSD to make the journey to see the memorial known as “The Wall.” Many of them became emotional on their visit but felt supported by their brotherhood and the bond with one another. News 8’s Jody Hammond was along for the trip that ended with the welcome home “they never received when they came home from Vietnam” as friends and family gathered at the airport to greet them back. www.cbs8.com/article/news/loc...
That man with the teddy bear broke my heart
there was never shame. It's abhorrent that this society ever allowed these vets to think we were ever ashamed of them. The wall heals I'm convinced of that
This pains me to my core. May these men find the peace they deserve
Indeed yes amen
Very true. My late husband refused to visit the Wall until 2001.
Almost 30 years ago. I hope these men found peace
Heroes! 🇺🇸💪🏻
That teddy bear looks awsome 🐻
I cry when I see this and all the young men who lost their lives for their country for a war that should have never happened!
They lost their lives to fill Johnson's pockets
My grandpa told me he enlisted at 19 and said he was traumatized after just seeing a bomb drop from his own aircraft. He saw Napalm with his own eyes.. he said war at its terror.
my high school classmates Elmwood Park ILL................RIP
1Lt. Paul Charles Bertolozzi USMC KIA 8-2-67
Cpl. Richard Clark Abbate USMC KIA 5-18-68
i was 3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66
This brought tears to my eyes
I asked my grandpa what happened when they first came back from ‘nam and he said, “ They treated us like fucking shit!”
i went into the first restroom at Ohare airport in Chicago and changed into civvies so no one would know was in the military, i didn't want any bullsht, i was just glad to be home.
3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai,RVN 10/65-11/66
What happens to the gifts and things left at the wall like flowers or the teddy bear? And do they do the same for regular graveyards too?
I don’t know about regular graveyards but at the end of the day all letters and gifts are collected stored and displayed in the Smithsonian
This is so heartbreaking
Please listen to the demo of this work... comment. Be assured the writers are committed to making sure that if it ever gets onstage to the public the promoters will give a percentage to the heroes who inspired the story. VVA have been notified.