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- From: buckley@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (BUCKLEY CHARLES RAY)
- Subject: Re: Vietnam Memorial (was Vietnam Moratorium)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.111820.27602@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
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- Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 11:18:20 GMT
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- This is not really a response to any previous post, but an observation that I
- have with regards to the Wall.
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- I like the wall. Unlike other memorials in Washington, it is personal. It is
- something that people can approach and touch. It does not glorify war nor does
- it make any judgements on the war. Most memorials that I have seen are the
- traditional soldier standing on a pedestal. In the wall, we have essentially
- a blank slate where the people can project their own feelings and emotions
- into the wall. Maya Lin gave us a gift. The gift of a memorial that actually
- belongs to and can be touched by anyone.
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- Charles Buckley buckley@ucsu.colorado.edu
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