"Facing It” by Yusef Komunyakaa contains a very reflective tone, lost in the memories the Vietnam Veterans Memorial contains. He compares his own experiences of survival to the perspective he carries as he stands before the wall. As Komunyakaa reads through the inscriptions on the stone, he “half-expect[s] to find [his] own letters like smoke” (6-7). This implies despite his survival, part of him is still living among the fallen soldiers, stuck in the war as if his survival is only physical. The Vietnam War was a great controversy among Americans, most trying to erase the battles they've witnessed in history.
Charles Brooks Carter/Morrison English/History 21 April 2017 Iwo Jima Memorial Research Paper “Uncommon valor was a common virtue,” is a quote from Admiral Chester Nimitz that was engraved into the granite on the base of the Iwo Jima memorial. The memorial is a monument statue that was built next to the Arlington National Cemetery. President Dwight wanted it to be dedicated to all of the U.S. Marine Corps that died fighting. The Iwo Jima Memorial, also known as the United States Marine Corps War Memorial, is a great work of art that was based on a famous photo from the Battle of Iwo Jima, with six soldiers raising a flag on top of Mt. Suribachi. It was dedicated in 1954 to all of the soldiers who have died for our country since the 1775.
Not soldiers but women and children, the old and the sick. Your father, he grew up this way. He saw this happen to his own family… Your father came here, as an orphan, but he never forgot who he was, where he came from. Never forgot about his home.”
It not only honors the lost, but it makes war seem so much more bleak and saddening. Maya Lin did a great job designing a memorial for the Vietnam War. It was functional, simplistic, and made us really think deep down about what war can do to people, not just those killed but the many of us affected
In Chris Semansky, in an essay for Poetry for Students Chis Semansky explains how the poem "Facing It" and a memorial, Vietnam Memorial, are relatable. The Vietnam Memorial and the poem both are not as they seem is the first point Semansky makes in his article. He believes that people who view the monument and the poem keep having "perceptual mistakes"(121) about them, and that in order to not have these we must look deeper. The monument itself has a few mistakes, so even if we understand everything about the monument as it was intended we will still experience a mistake.
But In “Architect 's Dilemma on Memorials”, an interview of Alison Hirsch, Alison thinks that a good monument is easily accessible and open to offerings. I think a good monument should reflect the importance of why it is there. The monument should use details about the person’s life being honored
3 Ways You Can Personalize The Headstone Of A War Veteran When deciding on a headstone for a loved one, you want to find ways that it can be both unique and special for that person. If they were a war veteran, it opens up some unique options for personalization that you may not have thought of doing. Consider these 3 personalization that can make the headstone more meaningful. Add Their Picture One way to make your loved ones headstone stand out is to add their picture to it. The picture can be made on a porcelain surface, and installed on the headstone so that it lasts forever.
When you think of veterans, it is rare that horses come to mind, unless it involves a Civil War. A typical soldier and horse statue honoring our veterans does more than symbolize gratitude and bravery. These stone tributes describe the post-war relationship between a soldier and horse. Ironically, the horse also serves as a curing tool for veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is the idea behind the latest direction taken by The Red Barn’s program “Take the
In other words, nothing can truly pay tribute to these men—like the inscriptions, the memory of them and their sacrifice is destined to fade over time. But the poem does more than just highlight the tragic loss of life in war. The poem describes the washed-up men as being strangely united in death: “Whether as enemies they fought / Or fought with us, or neither; the sand joins them together.” In death, the things that made these soldiers comrades or enemies wash away, and they all are once more part of the wider human family. Their anonymity has eroded their identity, but it has also eroded their wartime allegiances to one side or the other.
The memorial shows the thousands of lives lost for the cost, and reveals the reality of war. The memorial respects and honors the men who served and died in the armed forces while shedding light on the immense loss of life. The memorial does appeal to pathos by displaying the exact loss of life. What is your impression of the creators of this image? Do they make any overt appeals to ethos?
In this paper, I will compare and discuss the authentic, Athenian Monument that came about after the war at Marathon and the East Tennessee Veterans Memorial that is located in World’s Fair Park. The Athenian Monument, which was set up in honor of the war dead in ancient Athens, is a single slab of white marble and is comprised of a tribe name (Erechtheis), a four-line short poem, and a casualty list of twenty-two names. The name of the tribe is located at the top of the stone, while the epigram is right below it. The rest of the space is taken up by the twenty-two names, which are lined up in a checkerboard style, alternately indented and spaced out. The East Tennessee Veterans Memorial Monument, which was created more recently right here in Knoxville, is comprised of thirty-two granite towers and a large bell tower in the middle that was taller than me.
Michael, Do we purposely post or openly discuss things that are offensive or hurtful to you, openly criticize you, your family, or the Liberal, Progressive policies and the idiocy associated with those beliefs and policies? That flag, by the way, is a battle flag, even warriors have respect for one another after the battle is over. Nations pause to bury the dead and return the remains of the deceased. When Robert E. Lee left that day with his sidearm and his horse, even General Grant had the decency and respect to let the defeated South keep what dignity remained.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - Richard Grenier Night after night, as we go to sleep, there are men and women who stand guard in defense of our freedom. Veterans have fought in wars, risking their lives in order to defend and preserve freedom for the country. If not for them, we would not be where we are now. It is therefore imperative that we remember their sacrifice and give the gratitude and honor due to them and their families.
Over the past two-hundred forty-two years, several veterans lose their lives everyday so we can live unreservedly. Freedom is a reward that other people in other countries are yearning for, we are auspicious to have several people to have lost their lives to bequeath us freedom. Freedom is an immense contribution bequeathed to my generation
Preston’s work, his “labor of love" has indubitably had a ripple effect on the community. What Preston does to honor veterans is a simple act of placing flags and flowers on veterans graves (Robinson). Out of love and thankfulness for our veterans, many people joined him in his way of honoring the veterans. Americans thanking and honoring those who have fought for us is an amazing way of giving back and spreading love in the world. This innocent movement isn't fueled by anger or hate, but by love.