Upcoming 45th Anniversary

Most of my readers know that my Uncle Bob was at Landing Zone Falcon in the Ia Drang battle in Vietnam in 1965. He sent me an email this morning reminding us that the 45th anniversary of that battle is approaching. He also sent me this link/article about the battle. Many of you have read the book We Were Soldiers or have seen the movie and know basically the story of the battle. This article does not go into details of the battles, but gives insight into how the Ia Drang affected the decisions made by Washington concerning the Vietnam War. It is very interesting, and I suggest reading it entirely. Once again I am reminded of the great sacrifice made by young men of our country. Never forget!
I am tempted to repeat how much attending the Ia Drang Veteran’s reunions in DC meant to me. Meeting the veterans, meeting Jo Galloway and Hal Moore, standing at the Memorial Wall as roll call was read at dawn with bagpipes playing, seeing grown men cry and hug each other - rubbing their hands over names of the fallen, meeting the wives and family members of the vets – some who lost their husbands and fathers in the battle – all of this was a life changing experience for me. It made me realize and understand the sacrifice. And yet, I feel like an outsider, because they are truly a band of brothers, and I can only imagine.

You can do a search of my blog to see photos and stories from my trips to DC for the Ia Drang Veteran's Reunions and other photos.