See the American Veterans Traveling Tribute- A Do Not Miss Experience

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Professionals MN Broker #40288835

    We had the American Veterans Traveling Tribute stop in our area this summer.  Many of my friends fought in the Vietnam Was.  I went to college with even more veterans  who were back home and getting their education on the G.I. Bill after their service tours were over.  Some of my friends did not make it back and others who did were drastically altered by their experiences in Vietnam.

    Because this was was a big part of my growing up years the Vietnam Wall is very special to me.  The traveling memorial is a small version of the wall, but at

The Traveling Vietnam Wall

370 Feet long & with 58,253 Names

                                                    it  makes quite a statement.
   
    The wall was escorted by motorcyclists and the police.  In some areas, there have been as many as 14,000 motorcyclists accompanying the display. Peter Axness, a Vietnam Vet, was one of the escorts.  "It means a great deal to us", Axness said. "A lot of Vietnam Vets got treated pretty poorly when we got home. Me personally. I don't ever want to see that happen again."

    I don't either!
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AVTT travels the USA in order to provide a forum for communities to come together to HONOR-RESPECT-REMEMBER all who have sacrificed their lives for our country's freedom. By doing this we also honor all Veterans and those serving today. Because they know they will never be forgotten. We must always separate the War from the Warrior and be never failing in our support for our Men and Women of the Armed Forces.




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Comments (4)

Danny Thornton
R & D Art - Knoxville, TN
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Kathleen, it is such a shame that not enough of our nation even thanks about the veterans.

Aug 23, 2008 04:32 AM
Kathleen Lordbock
Keller Williams Realty Professionals - Baxter, MN
Keller Williams Realty Professionals

Danny - Well then we just can not let them forget - not our children, not our grandchildren, friends & neighbors.

And we need to do everything to honor and remember those who fought & FIGHT   - so we can live free.

Aug 23, 2008 04:10 PM
Mike Saunders
Lanier Partners - Athens, GA

Kathleen - thanks for sharing, I will be looking for this but so far it isn't scheduled for anywhere close to my area. I have tried visiting the wall in D.C. a couple of times but couldn't make myself get close to it. I believe I am ready now.

 

Aug 24, 2008 01:25 AM
Kathleen Lordbock
Keller Williams Realty Professionals - Baxter, MN
Keller Williams Realty Professionals

Mike - Sometimes you do need some distance and time - the link to their site is on my blog and they will keep updating their  up coming schedule.

Aug 24, 2008 03:06 PM

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