Visit to Washington

Arlington Cemetery

Vietnam-memorial: Of all the memorials I saw, the one with the most impact was the Vietnam War Memorial. It was designed by a young student who apparently only got a B from her prof on the project. The memorial is a .5 km long, stone-wall with names inscribed in cronological order of the soldiers deaths. As you walk along , the wall gets taller and taller to accomodate all the names. As you read and read and read the names, the impact of the numbers of deaths hits you! 60,000 is only a number, but when you read 60,000 names your heart breaks.!!! It also made me realize the impact of the anti-war marches in convincing the US govn't that slaughtering their soldiers should not be taken lightly.