Video of Vietnam Veterans Memorial in D.C. and the Changing of the Guard ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery at the Tomb of the Unknowns in 1998. Video produced by Roger & Pam Young
Fellow Veterans and dear friends, Pam and I wanted to share this with all of you. The Moving Wall was here in Bellevue, Wa. this past weekend and we wanted to share the experience with you.
Our very special thanks to Lois Gustafson and all the volunteers that helped put this all together. Having helped assemble & disassemble this very Wall in 2001 at the very same cemetery, we know just how much hard work and dedication it takes to put on this event.
At the close is a special dedication to Nathan Pulliam’s grandson-in-law who died in Afghanistan on 25 Jun 2011. The West Point dedication reads in part:
1Lt. Dimitri A. Del Castillo, 24, of Tampa, Florida died June 25, at Kunar province, Afghanistan of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He was on the radio calling in support when he was hit. He kept working on the support until he died with the handset in his hand.
Of special note was our local Vietnamese who significantly contributed to hosting the Wall this time around. Without their help it wouldn’t have been possible.
“…’This is a point in case of bureaucracy…or rather, a classic example of a bureaucrat running amok. In spite of VA policy, the cemetery director is making up her own rules and has imposed hurtful, unilateral restrictions of her own choosing,’ said Richard L. Eubank, the national commander of the 2.1 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. and its Auxiliaries…”
Produced by my wife, Pam, honoring the women, both military and civilian who served during the Vietnam war. Pam served in the Navy from 1970-1974 and was assigned to CINCPAC Joint Command and worked on Operation Homecoming for our POWs.
Here’s some more background by Pam on the civilian women who were killed during Vietnam:
I can’t speak for others, but I am one frustrated American. It appears with each successive administration, We the People lose more personal freedoms supposedly protected by our Constitution.
To make matters worse, our Congress apparently can’t agree on anything these days seemingly only concerned about the next election cycle. They can’t pass a budget, can’t cut spending, can’t pass a resolution on our engagement in Libya, and seem happy to shirk their responsibilities and hand it over to our President.
Today we are screened or frisked to board a commercial airplane, and need a U.S. passport to return from Canada all the while illegals are crossing our southern border, which the politicians refuse to close.
The so-called “greatest generation” would have a collective stroke seeing what our country has become today: a country that can not, or is unwilling to make, the tough decisions necessary for the prosperity of our country, our children and grandchildren.
Newsletter comment: 16 Jun 11 – What the House committee is finding difficult to establish is who authorized this Phoenix operation to allow the weapons to ‘walk’? The DOJ and BATF, to date, have failed to disclose that information!
Newsletter comment: Clearly the video above from C-Span2 indicates that Holder and the President were aware of this operation prior to Holder’s testimony before the House and Committee Chair, Issa !
I found this tribute on YouTube. The annotation reads:
“This is a Tribute Video of the American Legion Riders and Patriot Guard Riders who Ride for our Fallen Brothers and Sister here in Nebraska. May these heroes rest in peace.”
Newsletter comment: I see the administration & DoD are going through another debate - just like the Ft. Hood killings - if this is terrorism.
What would YOU call it? What is it with this administration that can’t seem to utter the word? Meanwhile they are lobbying the cable companies to include Al Jazeera!
