New Vietnam memorial in Chicago
Very interesting war memorial exhibit, for those that have Chicago on their RV'ing and/or vacation bucket list. Or a destination trip just to see this. It's amazing.
The Harold Washington Library just opened a new Vietnam war memorial called
'Above and Beyond'.
It is the only memorial listing every individual that was killed in Vietnam other than the Wall in DC.
""At the Harold Washington Library in Chicago is a new art installation called “Above and Beyond” featuring over 58,000 replica dog tags — one for each American soldier killed in the Vietnam War. The dog tags, each hung one inch apart, are suspended from the ceiling from a 410-square-foot rectangle. Each dog tag lists the soldier’s name, military branch and date of death. Nearby is a touch panel display that allows visitors to look up a veteran's name and find generally where the soldier's dog tag is hanging. It is the only memorial other than The Wall in Washington, D.C., that lists every individual killed in Vietnam.""
Above and Beyond was created by artists:
Ned Broderick,Rick Steinbock, Joe Fornelli, and Mike Helbing
The Harold Washington Library just opened a new Vietnam war memorial called
'Above and Beyond'.
It is the only memorial listing every individual that was killed in Vietnam other than the Wall in DC.
""At the Harold Washington Library in Chicago is a new art installation called “Above and Beyond” featuring over 58,000 replica dog tags — one for each American soldier killed in the Vietnam War. The dog tags, each hung one inch apart, are suspended from the ceiling from a 410-square-foot rectangle. Each dog tag lists the soldier’s name, military branch and date of death. Nearby is a touch panel display that allows visitors to look up a veteran's name and find generally where the soldier's dog tag is hanging. It is the only memorial other than The Wall in Washington, D.C., that lists every individual killed in Vietnam.""
Above and Beyond was created by artists:
Ned Broderick,Rick Steinbock, Joe Fornelli, and Mike Helbing
