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The Vietnam Memorial Wall Dedication May 15 2021 The Vietnam Wall I walk the wall and sighI see hippieclad vets arms outstretched touching BraillelikeThe beloved names of fallen friends and heroesBuried beneath the sound of protest. I walk the wall and gaspMy eyes lowered and seeing at the foot of the cold black graniteCrosses flags pictures of uniformed warriors flowersMarking the place a genuflection a saluteas the knell rings in our hearts to rememberSo not to forget the place. I walk the wall tremblingRelief at a journey soon endedReflecting that each name has someone who remembersand if you forget Three bronze soldiers point the wayTo cleanse the spirit in the sanctuary of etched namesFor a war a generation cannot forget. Sinclair Dumais Ordering Portraits Forgotten heroes.