Archie & Sydney visit the Traveling Vietnam Wall

On September 11th Sydney and I went to see the Traveling Vietnam Wall in Carbondale. It was right on campus! We didn't make it to the opening ceremony because Sydney had too much homework. But when we did get there, I couldn't believe how big it was! It was almost as long as the practice field and this wall is only 80% of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. There weren't many people around but we talked to two very kind veterans. One of them even received a purple heart on his first tour in Vietnam and then went back a few years later to serve his country again! I couldn't believe the patriotism those veterans have. We also talked to a volunteer who told us that 162 out of the 58,3000 names on the wall are from Southern Illinois. Sydney told the volunteer that her grandpa was a Vietnam veteran as well, but he passed away 5 years ago because of cancer. Sydney told me she wants to teach her future students about this war because most people don't know about it and it is a part of our local history. 

I can't wait to see what adventures I go on next!!! :)

Latitude:N 37° 42' 31.9644"

Longitude:W 89° 12' 57.996"

Miles traveled with Sydney: 13.6