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Its weird, my uncle who served several tours in Nam has zero, I mean, ZERO, interest in seeing this wall.

He thinks that the buddies he left behind wouldnt have wanted a wall with their names one. In fact he says they would think it was stupid and silly.

He says he doesnt need a wall to remember his lost friends, their faces in his memory are enough for him, not some stone wall. His words not mine.

His says this wall "is for the families and the soldiers who have trouble moving on with their lives" Again his quote not mine.

Are there any other people who have heard of this before? Or is my hard headed uncle the one not able to moving on?

I visited the wall several years ago in O'Fallon, Missouri. I was fortunate enough to not have anyone close to me die in that war but was old enough to remember it. To me, the wall was the only acknowlegement I could participate in to those whose lives were lost. It was one of the most moving things I have ever experienced.

Sarcasticdragon, your uncle lived through the war and lived with the lost lives of his buddies. IMO, yes, it is him that isn't moving on, but that is his choice. Tell him thanks for fighting that war for me and I'm sorry for his loss.

It's not so much there for him to remember his friends and comrades, sarcasticdragon, it's so WE don't forget! It's for the future generations to get a true feel for the amount of lost lives that goes with war!

I had family serve in Viet Nam but, I believe they all made it back. My uncle was shot up a bit and has more metals than Forest Gump. I still had to check it out when it stopped in St.James Mo. a couple years ago. It was pretty impressive if you ask me!