26-05-2025
Veterans honor fallen brothers at Vietnam Veterans War Memorial
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — On this Memorial Day, veterans, family members and onlookers honored those killed during the Vietnam War.
'We always set this day aside just to remember everyone on that wall,' said Tom Foor, who visited the Vietnam Veterans War Memorial Monday. 'They paid the price, and we paid it too. We think about them often.'
Foor served in the Army First Cavalry Division in Vietnam from 1968 to 1969.
'Those guys died serving our country. They need to be remembered always,' he said. 'That black granite wall will preserve that, and people can go down through that aisle, and they can look, and they can see how much of a tremendous burden it put on the country and it put on us.'
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More than 58,000 names are etched into the memorial honoring those killed during the war.
'You look at the names and you see your reflection. You grow older, they don't,' said Bob McLaughlin, who served in Vietnam in 1969. 'We've had marriages, children, grandchildren, births, new experiences. They don't.'
Harry Metzler, who presented a regimental wreath at the memorial Monday, said it's so important to remember those who sacrificed everything.
'It matters because these people gave their all. I fought with them side by side. They were my brothers, you honor your brothers that actually saved the nation, saved our freedom,' he said. 'Just don't forget and don't repeat.'
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