If you are able,
save for them a place
inside of you
and save one backward glance
when you are leaving
for the places they can
no longer go.
Be not ashamed to say
you loved them,
though you may
or may not have always.
Take what they have left
and what they have taught you
with their dying
and keep it with your own.
And in that time
when men decide and feel safe
to call war insane,
take one moment to embrace
those gentle heroes
you left behind.
Major Michael David O’Donnell
1 January 1970
Dak To, Vietnam
The Vietnam War Memorial located in Washington, D.C.
The Korean War memorial dedicated to the soldiers of the
Phillipine Islands. The memorial is located 10 miles northwest
outside the capital city of Seoul.
Washington Monument and the Capital Building seen from the Lincoln
Memorial.
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Challenger Memorial
The inscription reads:
"In Grateful and Loving Tribute to the Brave Crew of the United
States Space Shuttle Challenger -- 28 January 1986"
The statue of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur overlooking
the waters of Inchon, South Korea
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