Maryland XXVIII

Long ago, I lived in the Hagerstown area, even taught there for a time. So, it was with great delight that I found that a Vietnam memorial has been dedicated in the city.

It happened in March of 2019 and had been in the works for several years.

Located in Hagerstown's magnificent city park it can be easily accessed from S. Walnut Avenue.

The "Welcome Home" greeting as you enter is the first I have seen and it is touching and fitting.

Complete with benches for quite reflection the memorial also recalls a bit of history and hope.

 

 

Tribute is paid to vets and those who waited at home in support of them in a difficult time in our history.

Beneath the watchful eye of the POW/MIA tribute, the 17 from Washington county are ever remembered and honored here.

 

The above pic is cropped out of a larger one and is difficult to read. These men are due their respect, so I will list them here:

Edward Ralph Glenn jr.

Douglas Lee Tracy

Kenneth Lamar Deavers jr.

Ralph Preston Funt jr.

Ronald M. Adams

Harry Lee Watkins jr.

Harry Leon Ecton

Jack Allen Beard

John Franklin Hutzell

George Edgar Massie 

Nolan Daryl Byrd

Orville Lee Knight

Otto Philip Barnhart

William Lewis McGowan 

James Edwin Dodd

Hugh Julius Bonneberg

Ronald Lee Sanbower

Next time on the first of December, we will venture back to Massachusetts, so join me there, as usual, at 9:00am.

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