What is the status of Vietnam Memorial?
I, along with my extended family, proudly visited the Mississippi Vietnam Veterans Memorial dedication in Ocean Springs on May 30, 1997. While standing in the pouring rain at the somber and impressive ceremony, I remember these words that I knew would gloriously ring true, “When the pages of history are reviewed, it will be noted how Mississippians paid tribute to those who served and those who died during a most difficult time in our nation’s history.” I recently revisited the memorial. As I approached along U.S. 90, I looked for a marker designating such an important historical site. Well, I “happened upon it” sans any indication. I first noticed the devastating starkness of the bare flagpole jutting above the semblance of a reflecting pool that appeared to be long in the making but short of completion. Entering the beautifully designed memorial that was to display the facial etchings in bronze of all who gave their lives, I was met with a starkness that almost matched that of the fl
