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In reply to the discussion: 75 years ago my 20 year old dad was dropped in Normandy [View all]nitpicker
(7,153 posts)67. My father was Agent Orange'd
So he is not on The Wall.
((He almost was, as a position got overrun, but according to him a "colonel" (probably a frocked-up major) got choppers in to rescue them.))
But in a small corner of the "three soldiers" display, there is a chained-off triangle paying tribute to those not eligible for inclusion on The Wall.
And every third Saturday in June, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund hosts a "In Memory" program remembering such veterans.
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I am SO glad you corrected me. It would be so embarrassing to learn later that I posted
MaryMagdaline
Jun 2019
#17
I've never gone there. My best friend has a house in France, not terribly far from Normandy.
MaryMagdaline
Jun 2019
#15