Tribute/Texas/Texas Capitol/Vietnam Veterans Memorial: ************Subject: Tribute/Texas/Texas Capitol/Vietnam Memorial Folks-- Well done by Joe Galloway! This is about the Texas...

Huey Driver Loc: Texas

************Subject: Tribute/Texas/Texas Capitol/Vietnam Memorial
Folks-- Well done by
Joe Galloway!
This
is about the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument Dedication in Austin, TX.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH9lVFzj5RA

JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii

Huey Driver wrote:

************Subject: Tribute/Texas/Texas Capitol/Vietnam Memorial
Folks-- Well done by
Joe Galloway!
This
is about the Texas Capitol Vietnam Veterans Monument Dedication in Austin, TX.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH9lVFzj5RA

Mahalo for sharing. I may not be from Texas but I thank those who serve and am very proud of her veterans. A great tribute and mahalo to all those who served.

travelwp Loc: New Jersey

In New Jersey, we have a museum and memorial to our vietnam vets:

http://travelwp.com/2013-0407-vietnam-vet-memorial-page.htm

Huey Driver Loc: Texas

What a great tribute to Vietnam vets. Thanks for sharing. Wish I were there to see it in person. I didn't quite understand the fees on the door. Is the $7 fee just for visiting the education center?

travelwp wrote:

In New Jersey, we have a museum and memorial to our vietnam vets:

http://travelwp.com/2013-0407-vietnam-vet-memorial-page.htm

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

fbluhm Loc: San Antonio, TX

JoAnneK01 wrote:

Mahalo for sharing. I may not be from Texas but I thank those who serve and am very proud of her veterans. A great tribute and mahalo to all those who served.

JoAnne: thought I'd share this photo with you. It's the tail end of a Cobra that was used in Vietnam by a contingency of the Hawaiian Nation Guard. I once lived on Oahu, and was married on Lanikai Beach.

Joe Galloway is a great photojournalist who was immortalized in the film "We Were Soldiers," with Mel Gibson.

travelwp Loc: New Jersey

Huey Driver wrote:

What a great tribute to Vietnam vets. Thanks for sharing. Wish I were there to see it in person. I didn't quite understand the fees on the door. Is the $7 fee just for visiting the education center?

Yes, you are correct, the fee is for the education center. The football field sized tribute area with all the names and statutes are free.

You might be interested in the motorcycle event at the memorial. These folks are Vietmam Vets or mothers of the fallen:

http://travelwp.com/2013-0915-rolling-thunder-page.htm

Huey Driver Loc: Texas

Really great. Too bad there doesn't seem to be very much patriotism in America anymore except for a few. Why did it take something like 911 to bring it to life and wake people but then it died almost as quick as it was born.

travelwp wrote:

Yes, you are correct, the fee is for the education center. The football field sized tribute area with all the names and statutes are free.

You might be interested in the motorcycle event at the memorial. These folks are Vietmam Vets or mothers of the fallen:

http://travelwp.com/2013-0915-rolling-thunder-page.htm

Huey Driver Loc: Texas

Thanks. Flew a COBRA a couple times but not in combat. My combat bird was the old and reliable HUEY.

fbluhm wrote:

JoAnne: thought I'd share this photo with you. It's the tail end of a Cobra that was used in Vietnam by a contingency of the Hawaiian Nation Guard. I once lived on Oahu, and was married on Lanikai Beach.

Joe Galloway is a great photojournalist who was immortalized in the film "We Were Soldiers," with Mel Gibson.

fbluhm Loc: San Antonio, TX

Huey Driver wrote:

Thanks. Flew a COBRA a couple times but not in combat. My combat bird was the old and reliable HUEY.

My hat's off to all the chopper pilots. You guys took us to work and brought us home. 4thID - `67-`69.

JoAnneK01 Loc: Lahaina, Hawaii

fbluhm wrote:

JoAnne: thought I'd share this photo with you. It's the tail end of a Cobra that was used in Vietnam by a contingency of the Hawaiian Nation Guard. I once lived on Oahu, and was married on Lanikai Beach.

Joe Galloway is a great photojournalist who was immortalized in the film "We Were Soldiers," with Mel Gibson.

Mahalo for sharing. Hope you don't mind my sharing. I have a few friends that were in the Guard and served in Nam. I think they would enjoy. Yes, Hawaii is a great place to be married. Again, Mahalo