In Washington D.C. the Vietnam and Korean memorials stand to remind visitors of the people that sacrificed their lives for a common good. On the Korean memorial, faces adorn the wall. On the Vietnam memorial, the names of over 59,000 people are listed. Each person was a father, mother, brother, sister, or a friend.
Personal memories remind others that a great sacrifice was truly made.
A letter sits peacefully next to one of the many names carved in the shiny, black granite. The letter, written by a woman, tells her daddy that she is sad he couldn t see her on her birthday or meet his grandchildren. Another woman moves her finger up and down the long rows, searching for a loved one. When she finds it, she begins sobbing quietly at first then louder as she grieves for her loss. As a matter of fact, freedom is expensive.