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Vietnam Memorial New Jersey


Vietnam Memorial New Jersey
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Copyright: Chuck Kuhn (ckuhn55) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 143 W: 57 N: 83] (2222)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-08
Categories: Event
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon EF 17-40 /f4L
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-09 0:03
Viewed: 766
Points: 4
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial sits on a gently sloping hillside off exit 116 on the Garden State Parkway near the Garden State Arts Center in Holmdel. The Garden State's beautiful and inspiring Memorial to its men and women who served during the Vietnam War sits on a lush, 10-acre site visible to motorists passing by on the Parkway.

Comprised of 366 polished black granite panels, each 8-feet high, this Memorial honors all those who served and, in particular, pays tribute to New Jersey's sons and daughters who went to Southeast Asia but did not return. The panels, one for each day of the year, are engraved with the names of more than 1,500 Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and Airmen from New Jersey, who were killed or are still listed as missing in action
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Great note and image, Chuck - thanks for showing this.

There's a kind of symbolism here - as the monument fades away, so do the names disappear. As time fades, people forget...

But, especially on today, when it looks as though North Korea has tested a nuclear bomb, we should never forget. The names or the deeds.

Thank you.

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  • Iuli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 134 W: 120 N: 221] (838)
  • [2006-10-09 0:48]

Nice shot. I love the POV. The DOF leaves the left side of the photo out of focus but otherwise a very nice photo.
TFS
Iulian

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