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New center to put faces with Vietnam names
It rarely gets down much deeper than that, as to the consequences, as to who fights a war, the human tragedy, the great suffering, the great loss." "The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was never about debating the war" Hagel said. "It was all about those who died, those who made the sacrifices, and their lives. Full Article at Stars and StripesThe Vietnam Veterans Memorial was never about debating the war
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New center to put faces with Vietnam names
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It was all about those who died, those who made the sacrifices, and their lives. This just amplifies that point.
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I hope that today’s launch will inspire us to seek out and bring to light the faces and stories of all the names on the wall
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Occasionally he would somehow get a bottle of fairly decent red wine. He had many skills, I can tell you that.
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For me, the focus on values of what military service has meant to this great democracy of ours, going all the way back to Bunker Hill, is as important
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Any time you personalize anything, it always has a deeper emotional ring to it and tie to it when you see a face and understand a person’s life and have some personal dimension. It brings out a certain humanity that oftentimes gets lost in this town
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This town is about abstractions. We talk about policy, committing a nation to war, foreign policy. It rarely gets down much deeper than that, as to the consequences, as to who fights a war, the human tragedy, the great suffering, the great loss.
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