Viper's Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall Page



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No Greater Love



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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial serves as a testament to the sacrifice of American military personnel during one of this nation's least popular wars. By erecting this memorial, it was hoped that the issue of the veterans and their sacrifice could be separated from the U.S. policy in the war, thereby creating a venue for reconciliation.


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The Wall

There's a wall  of marble five hundred feet long -
Ten feet high, scribed with names of those who died, the strong.

There's more than fifty-eight thousand etched upon that stone -
Most of them died so young this life, they've never known.

It's such a small tribute to those who fought our war -
Such a small price we pay to those who gave much more.

Their name carved in a rock that most of us won't read -
Not near enough praise to give for their most gracious deed

Seems there's too many of us who don't really seem to care -
That we stayed home secure and safe while they died over there

Remember when you see that Wall with all those initials and names -
That those men were only pawns in one more of those deadly games

Let's hope what they gave had meaning, and that peace will always reign
That we won't have to send our young to fight and die again.


Del "Abe" Jones

The Wall

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Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall Aurora, Illinois

The city of Aurora, Illinois gave 18 of its Sons to the Vietnam War.  I knew many
of these young men,  I went to high school with some,  met some on the streets and
met some through friends.  My memories of all of them were of young men who were
full of life and it's expectations. They gave their lives so that others might be free, their ultimate sacrifice will not be forgotten. If you know one of these brave men and have a photo of them I would be honored to put it here with their Military Biography.

Click on Wall Rubbing to see Biography

James Allan Ascher

Ramiro Cardenas

John Paul Crandall

Robert Bruce Curran

Albert Eugene Dahl

William Richard Di Santis

Thomas Lee Gaines Jr

Richard Lee Garlick

Michael Wade Hagie

Karl Richard Haring

Robert Dale Herreid

Charles B Jeffries Jr

Ronald Dee Jewell

Dennis Floyd Kabara

Gerald John La Fleur

James Lee Lake

Chuck Michael Stadel

Dennis Arron Toadvine



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Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall Links

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page

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The Virtual Wall ®

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - The Virtual Wall

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The Vietnam Wall.Org

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The Wall On The Web

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The Moving Wall

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The Vietnam Wall CombatVets.Net

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Interactive Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Offerings at The Wall

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Reflections on the Wall

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National Park Service, The Wall

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Artifacts left at the Wall

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Vietnam Veterans Memorials Around The World

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Australian Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Canadian Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Viper's Vietnam Vipers Vietnam Veterans Page Veteran Pages

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