North Carolina XXVII

I return, once again, to North Carolina where I did my Basic and have had relatives, off and on, since before the American Revolution.

This site in Broadway continues to draw me back to honor the many who served and were lost in many wars, but especially in Vietnam. every time I look at my photos from my visit, I find new names of those who served and/or were lost.

Today, a few of each.

The above group honors some of those who served.

While these two were among the many lost.

There is, after-all, not too much more that can be said about those who served or were lost in this effort. Each had his or her reasons and chose to answer the call of their Nation. We may debate forever the wisdom of those efforts (as hindsight is always so clear!) but their sacrifice is not debatable.

Next time, on the 28th, a day early I know, I hope you will stop by for a Thanksgiving Day wish and then on December 3rd, we will return to Pennsylvania, so join me there, as usual, at 9:00 am.

To see additional memorials from North Carolina, or any other state, please click a state name on the left side of this page. Please note that Canada, Ireland, and Puerto Rico have been added to the list.

If you are following along at all, you will have seen that a number of you, like Joan from Wisconsin, Tony from Texas, Mike from Maryland, Ron from Florida, Tim from Virginia and Molly from Florida, Colleen from Pennsylvania, and very soon Elli from Maryland, among others, have responded to my request to send me memorials you have seen in your area or where you may have traveled. I even got one from Ireland! These submissions help expand the knowledge of how we have remembered the men and women who served or were lost in 'Nam and you help to honor them. If you have any such photos, I would love to see them. Please send them along to the email at the left and I will gladly share them here. Thanks, once again, to all who have contributed.