Post by houston1852 on Feb 11, 2012 13:25:53 GMT -6
Hello, I've been reading the different posts for a while now. I thought I'd share my website if anyone is interested. I love traveling (and photographing) historic sites. My fiance told me to make a website...so I did. If you have time please take a look:
Your Website is beautiful and I would love to know who wrote that tribute on the first page, the one you quote and have placed next to the statue.
I am also touched by your dedication of the site to your father. It is a shame he died so young.
One thing you may want to check... you label the three person statue as a Marine Corps Memorial. I believe that is the statue next to the Vietnam Memorial and I do not believe it is labeled as such. If memory serves me correctly, that was meant to be for all services, not just the Marines.
I agree with Capt Fred that your album is beautiful, and the inscription is inspirational. Fine work. The Capt is correct, the Marine Corps Memorial is in Arlington Va. It depicts the five Marines and the Navy corpsman that raised the flag on MT Surabaci on the Island of Iwo Jima
Be Well Dan
Last Edit: Feb 11, 2012 17:31:32 GMT -6 by benteen
Post by quincannon on Feb 11, 2012 17:44:53 GMT -6
Fred is correct. The three person statue is to honor all the services in Vietnam, and I believe was an after the fact compromise to those who objected to the rather stark, but I believe both beautiful and appropriate, Wall.
Dan: I hope you have had a chance to see the Marine Corps Memorial, thirteen legs and all. There is another smaller and older version of the same outside the main gate at MCB Quantico, and I think the original De Weldon model still exists at the new Marine Corps Museum.
Fred is correct. The three person statue is to honor all the services in Vietnam, and I believe was an after the fact compromise to those who objected to the rather stark, but I believe both beautiful and appropriate, Wall.
Yes, it was a later add-on. I was there before they put the statues in, but they are really nice.
By the way, the Korean War Memorial is incredible. Eerie... utterly magnificent. I saw it once in the rain, mist rising from the ground. Incredible!
Post by quincannon on Feb 11, 2012 19:55:30 GMT -6
Yes Fred, I have seen it under the same conditions. You know of all of our wars the one that facinates me the most is Korea. A mixture of the old and the new as far as equipment goes, but fought under alltogether different strategic parameters. The Korean War Memorial is said to be men marching through rain anyway and real rain adds to that image.
Dan: I hope you have had a chance to see the Marine Corps Memorial, thirteen legs and all. There is another smaller and older version of the same outside the main gate at MCB Quantico, and I think the original De Weldon model still exists at the new Marine Corps Museum.
Colonel,
Being a Marine (OK not active for 45 years) I am ashamed to admit that I have never been to the memorial. But perhaps at a later date, we could hook up for lunch or dinner and go to it. Maybe I can convince Capt Fred to join me in the trip.
Your Website is beautiful and I would love to know who wrote that tribute on the first page, the one you quote and have placed next to the statue.
Thanks for the kind words on my website. It's a work in progress. Also thank you for the info about the memorial. I will update it next chance I get. I have a ton of photos I could add to the site, but I'm usually busy researching something! I collect Civil War artifacts and I actually just acquired a book about Napoleon's campaigns that was owned (and signed) by E. G. Mathey of the 7th Cav. I'm pretty excited about that one!
The quote on my home page was by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. He said that in his speech at the dedication of the monument to the 20th Maine on Little Roundtop at Gettysburg.
Dan, I would be delighted to go with you. But aren't you one of those five guys in the memorial?
Best wishes, Fred.
Captain, thanks alot I didn't think you thought I was that old Truth is I couldn't hold their boot straps. As to going to the memorial I would look forward to going with you as much as I do the round table meetings. We have to get together and set a date for you and I and the Colonel to meet. It would be my pleasure