Layton, Utah - Vietnam Memorial Poem by Darwin Henry Beuning
Layton, Utah - Vietnam Memorial
I come here often,
In the quiet of the morn,
From my Kaysville home.
To sit on a black medal bench,
Eight benches in all.
Four to the left, four to the right,
Of our flags, Flying High!
Each bench dedicated
To one of the eight nurses
Who lost their lives in Nam.
The Memorial Site,
Peaceful and quiet,
With me there,
Alone, with the WALL,
Inscribed with the names
Of those who perished in Nam.
May they rest in Peace.
A nice picture of myself along with my good friend, Ken Lind. Ken is retired Army and also a Vietnam Veteran.
Hi Hank, Brings back memories of you and I visiting the memorial earlier this summer...
Ken, Yes, I enjoyed our visit to the WALL, thank you for taking me there, a true friend and fellow Vietnam Veteran.
This must be a peaceful place, full of memories for you. The Wall could be like the one in Washington.
Michael, A very peaceful place! The WALL is 360 feet in length,80% scale of the one in Washington D.C. and contains 58,317 names of the service men and women who died during the Vietnam War. The Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica dedication was held on, Saturday 14 July 2018.
Hank, I didn't know there was a Vietnam Memorial in Layton! I have been to the one in Washington, D.C., but now I will have to visit that one! Thanks for letting me know about it!
Kim, yes, everyone should visit the memorial. It is a short walk from the Layton High School. We can go together one of these mornings.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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From your Kaysville home at calm morning you come and you sit on a bench. Each bench dedicated to one of the eight nurses who lost their lives in Nam calls you and draws your emotion to give a perception of past war memories. The Memorial Site is very peaceful and quiet that you feel. You have nicely presented an emotional poem with excellent expression....10
Kumarmani, Thank you for your comments! It is a beautiful memorial.