Vietnam Wall Replica in West Des Moines

This was the week end for the event. Talk about memories flowing through the crowd and me. I was in college, late 60's. My brother was in the Army, home by 67, spent his military time at Fort Riley, Kansas, thank goodness. Cousin Mark won the draw and spent his two years in Hawaii. I don't know where cousin Pat spent his time in the Army. Two friends lost their brothers, Paul Hamilton and Howard Cox. Every night we watched the news, the war was on TV. A boy/man sat next to me in class with a tee shirt that said #1 letter #1 birthday. He was going to be the first drafted, I don't know what ever happened to him. Protests all over the USA. Would that work today to bring our troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan? It all ends with Mary Travers singing "Leaving on a Jet Plane" for whom the bell tolls...............