An Amazing experience

I spent the day with Vietnam Vets from all over the country. Most of them were from the heartland, but they rode in from all over on motorcycles. I have over 180 pictures showing this incredible experience. Men who had never been honored, were. Women whose sons died in the war were able to speak for them, cry for their death, and kneel by a statue dedicated in their name. A wall with 3095 names engraved on it became a reality today for so many. A sea of leather and motorcycles lined the streets in Clinton, Ohio. A town known for not too much. Maybe the Ohio Erie Canal that runs through, but other than that, not a whole lot. This town came together on this beautiful blue skied day and paid tribute to those fallen so we can have the country that we have today. They had noses snubbed at them and mothers were not given the respect to be told face to face that their son had been killed in combat. Those days are gone. Those in the Iraq/Afghanistan war are treated much differently, but partly due to those who have gone before. Those from the Vietnam War came home and decided that nobody would ever be treated the way they were. I was in awe and I looked over the acres of those full of tattoos, long hair, and leather and I knew that those were the ones who came home. They were willing ot die for us, but they did come home and all of them say they would do it again. All of them. If they were asked to go back today, they would. We need to give them the honor they deserve!