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By Chuck Ring (GadaboutBlogalot ©2009 – 2010)

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I had not heard of  The Virtual Wall® until yesterday, when a Marine veteran

Faces Of Freedom

friend sent me the link, http://www.virtualwall.org/ to the website.  I have visited The Wall in our nation’s capitol and can only say that I had to stop several times as I walked the length of the The Wall to wipe the tears away and offer my thanks through silent tribute for the sacrifices given by those thousands of heroes represented there.

Now, as I will tour The Virtual Wall®, I am sure I will repeat the tears and the tribute.  I believe the person that started this beautiful and honorable site somehow knew that it would develop into memorials for individuals which would be treasured by the families, loved ones and dear friends of those who gave everything in a far distant land.

My purpose in posting this short article is to publicize the site in the hope that many more folks with blogs and websites will see fit to do the same.  Much of what I might say, were I more elegant in style and eloquent of word, has already been said in outpourings of love and appreciation.  I am taking the liberty of copying and posting the links to such information, along with links to other parts of the website, which will prove valuable to visitors to The Virtual Wall®.  Please check below for links of interest:

• Article about The Virtual Wall ® published by “Defense Link” November 8, 2002. Permission to republish this article is granted by Defense Link on the page itself.
• About our US Registered ® Trademark
• The Coffelt Database we periodically give to the National Archives and Records Administration
• Screen shots already prepared (or you may make your own)
• National Park Service web site about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
• An Op-Ed you may republish: I Came to See My Son’s Name
• About The Virtual Wall ®
• Details about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC
• Frequently asked questons about The Virtual Wall ®
• Who we are; the volunteers who work on The Virtual Wall ®
• Sons and Daughters In Touch Trip to Vietnam, March 2003
• The “Thank A Woman”(TM) project Press Release October 30, 2003.
• To the front page of The Virtual Wall ®

Please follow the links and any others which may be placed on the above pages as they are visited.

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