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The vets in Alabama feared that anyone who wasn't there would be unable to do this site justice, so they did it themselves. Nearly everything at the site was designed and built by the vets. They also like to remind us that this is a Veterans Memorial, not a "War" memorial.
I think one of the most striking features of the site is the POW/MIA bracelet which stands at the edge of the site. It was designed and constructed by a local vet and is said to have the names of still missing Alabamians etched upon it. I could find no such markings and assume that they have been rubbed off by the thousands and thousands of hands that must have touched it over the years. You can see the bracelet in the first picture in the last posting and a close-up here.
A small plaque tells the story of the now familiar POW flag and another explains the POW/MIA bracelets.
Another interesting feature is the War Dogs memorial and tribute found here. As I have mentioned in previous posts these are becoming more common and I am always glad to see them.
Lastly there is a poem. Written by someone identified only as "A Vet" that expresses what so many must feel.
In the literature posted at the site, there is a quote, from JFK, that bears repeating here, too.
"A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by how it honors, the men it remembers"
