I remember one Veteran’s Day
the stillness, the tears
the overwhelming consequence
in the rain, in that place
Ten years after
the scar cut into the land
the men coming home
to this hallowed ground
Tears of strong men
who answered their countries
falling in the rain in this place
on this holy ground
November 11, 2010
Veteran’s Day 2010
and remembering being
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Veterans_Memorial
at the Vietnam Memorial
during the 10th anniversary
Veteran’s Day 1992
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