To all,
Finder at the "C"
4/3 Bunker
site wants to represent you. You are also welcome to mold
this Charlie Company section to address your needs. This section is
yours, you direct and I erect. Look at the Delta Company page and see
some of the interesting things they have done. HHC has developed a
great photo section and Recon has come up with a few things of their
own. At your service gentlemen. Thank you for taking the time to read my email. I am not a Veteran
myself and I have never seen war. Yet, I feel pain when I see others who
have. I
apologies, this is not about me, this is and will always be about the Veterans. My wife & I have traveled about our beautiful nation and were fortunate
enough to visited Washington DC. Our first day in the city was a very emotional and moving day. We ascended on the Vietnam Wall from behind and
had no idea what everyone was looking at until we turned the corner. What a magnificentawe-inspiring sight. I felt very heavy-hearted and proud. I was
fighting the tears. After viewing the Wall, we found the Three Soldiers Statue. I could not longer stop the tears. I felt physical pain as I peered into each
soldiers eyes. I was transfixed. I could not move. And throughout our visit I found myself drawn back to the statue and those eyes. They never left me,
still to this day. We took some 700 photos on our trip, 15 to 20 % were of the statue alone. I returned home and wanted to somehow show my appreciation.
I have a couple of friends that are Vietnam Veterans and decided to make a picture from the photos I took. So I took a close up of the soldiers faces, which I changed to semi-transparency, and placed it over a photo of The Three Soldiers Statue. I give them the photo; the tough guy had tears in his eyes and the other
could not take his eyes off of it. I told them that I made the picture for them and them
only. They told me I should share it with as many Veterans as I could. It took them several weeks, but I finally agreed. I did so reluctantly and insist on one
condition if I did share the picture, I would take no money for it what-so-ever. To date, I have been unsuccessful in getting it to Veterans. I have written
to my Mayor, Congressman, etc. with no response. I do not I seek recognition or payment of any kind. I simply want to express my Thanks to all for their
sacrifices. I included the photo (attached); the photos original size is 12" by 18".This size was the largest I could make, without any distortion. Let me know what you think. If possible could you help to get it to our Vets, please? I appreciate any help you may provide.
Again, thank you for your time,
Derrek E. Sheets
apologies, this is not about me, this is and will always be about the Veterans. My wife & I have traveled about our beautiful nation and were fortunate
enough to visited Washington DC. Our first day in the city was a very emotional and moving day. We ascended on the Vietnam Wall from behind and
had no idea what everyone was looking at until we turned the corner. What a magnificentawe-inspiring sight. I felt very heavy-hearted and proud. I was
fighting the tears. After viewing the Wall, we found the Three Soldiers Statue. I could not longer stop the tears. I felt physical pain as I peered into each
soldiers eyes. I was transfixed. I could not move. And throughout our visit I found myself drawn back to the statue and those eyes. They never left me,
still to this day. We took some 700 photos on our trip, 15 to 20 % were of the statue alone. I returned home and wanted to somehow show my appreciation.
I have a couple of friends that are Vietnam Veterans and decided to make a picture from the photos I took. So I took a close up of the soldiers faces, which I changed to semi-transparency, and placed it over a photo of The Three Soldiers Statue. I give them the photo; the tough guy had tears in his eyes and the other
could not take his eyes off of it. I told them that I made the picture for them and them
only. They told me I should share it with as many Veterans as I could. It took them several weeks, but I finally agreed. I did so reluctantly and insist on one
condition if I did share the picture, I would take no money for it what-so-ever. To date, I have been unsuccessful in getting it to Veterans. I have written
to my Mayor, Congressman, etc. with no response. I do not I seek recognition or payment of any kind. I simply want to express my Thanks to all for their
sacrifices. I included the photo (attached); the photos original size is 12" by 18".This size was the largest I could make, without any distortion. Let me know what you think. If possible could you help to get it to our Vets, please? I appreciate any help you may provide.
Again, thank you for your time,
Derrek E. Sheets
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Title: The class of 67. Image boosted from the Vietnam Veterans National art museum
SEVEN DAYS IN APRIL
By Tom Skiens
This is an origional story I put
together in 2003 after nearly 40 years of searching for the name of one
person. Finding his name and the circumstances of his death had become
an all consuming matter in my head. I do not think I am alone. I
believe many combat veterans have blank spots that need to be filled
with knowledge and facts. There are of course many veterans who simply
don't want to know.This is as it should be. I blended the facts of this
story into Monumental Moments for the "C" 4/3 site and later M&M for the buffgrunt.com site. The story is a PDF document, click on the title or click right here.