Friday, May 20, 2011

The Antelope Valley Memorial Wall

This is one for this part of California. It does travel though.
I had a meritorious early today..........airplane wash. So I went to Lancaster HS where it is open through tomorrow.
I know two of the names on it. Darryl Juel and Reid Grayson, Jr. from Scobey, Montana. I was in the seventh grade there in 66-67 and played basketball with their younger brothers. Two from a little bitty(1,000) town in NE Montana. My Mom and Darryl Juel's Mom taught school together in the elementary school..
Still brings a tear............after all these years.






No captions are really necessary. But the thing I noticed was the deference and respect, even by the youngsters from the Student Body at LHS who were assisting. I had a young lady who was about a year older than my step grand daughter. I guess I am now one of the old men.
And yes, it still brings tears...........It probably will, always.
Buck, MUD and others who have been..............understand.
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4 comments:

  1. AndySaturday, May 21, 2011 7:23:00 AM

    ORPO, thanks for posting this. I saw the traveling Wall several years ago here in Bossier City, LA.

    It was quite moving, as you know. We're a military town, so lots of Vietnam vets were there finding the names of their buddies.

    Lots of Moms, Dads, brothers, sisters, too. You walked away pretty well speechless.

    I'm glad you got to do this.

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  2. BuckSaturday, May 21, 2011 12:33:00 PM

    I guess I am now one of the old men.

    Sigh. I get THAT, too.

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  3. Glenn Mark CasselSaturday, May 21, 2011 6:12:00 PM

    I guess it was bound to happen at some point, eh, Buck?

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  4. Nancy GraysonWednesday, December 21, 2011 9:06:00 AM

    Thank you for doing this. Reid was my second cousin. I had never seen his name on the wall.

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