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PaulH
June 12th, 2006, 08:44 PM
The travelling wall was just in my area.

I just created an page with 11 images - let me know what you think.


Some minor PSE cleanup on most.

This was a fairly small community - and I was totally amazed at the amount of people that were there at 8:00 pm on a Sunday evening.

http://paul.haskins.googlepages.com/thetravellingwall
lindajay
June 12th, 2006, 09:38 PM
Paul, very touching, and very well done on your part. Thank you for sharing.
karen donnybrook
June 12th, 2006, 10:07 PM
Paul, well done and thanks for sharing.
mom to 4
June 12th, 2006, 10:11 PM
Paul:

Wow! That is very moving! You did a great job with the lighting and effects. It is very well done. Wow, very nice........
jazzfisher
June 12th, 2006, 10:21 PM
Paul,
Nice job--it reminded me of when I went to Pearl Harbor memorial several years ago.
cathy
June 12th, 2006, 10:26 PM
Wonderful, thanks for sharing...my dh a vietnam vet and he lost many friends over there.
MarkN
June 12th, 2006, 10:39 PM
Very nice Paul -

I also have a couple friends names on that wall.
kayser
June 12th, 2006, 11:15 PM
Paul- Thanks for sharing. I've been to the Vietnam Memorial in DC several times, and it's just as moving everytime. You've captured that same feeling in your pictures.
everyxthing
June 12th, 2006, 11:47 PM
its very good maybe insted of all going down have them go across
Wendy
June 13th, 2006, 02:56 AM
Paul ...

Thank you for posting the images ... they really are so moving :)

Wendy
NMarti
June 13th, 2006, 08:58 AM
Paul
That is a beautiful collection of images. You did an excellent job on the photos with the lighting conditions. I have two friends on that wall and my husband has two as well. We went to see it when it came to our area and it was so overwhelming. You could not walk up to it without feeling weak in the knees. The girl who designed it did a magnificent job. Thank you for sharing it.
kevq
June 13th, 2006, 09:09 AM
Paul,
simply beautiful!!!
I'm glad to see the pride and respect the USA shows to its fallen.
I'm sorry to say that the UK seems to be losing its national pride.
Kev.
Robyn
June 13th, 2006, 09:16 AM
Thank you for sharing Paul. Your images have quite an emotional impact!
snooze
June 13th, 2006, 05:26 PM
As a Vietnam Veteran Thank You Paul.Very Nice.
chas3stix
June 13th, 2006, 10:41 PM
Paul,
Everytime the wall has visited southern Nevada I've been out of town. Your photo essay does it and those remembered justice. Thanks.
Chas
cathy
June 14th, 2006, 12:10 AM
and Thank You Snooze
NMarti
June 14th, 2006, 12:33 AM
Cathy you're so right- that is something that should have been said a long time ago.
Thank you Snooze. :)
Ric Cisson
June 14th, 2006, 01:00 AM
I wish to echo Snooze, I, too, as a Viet Nam Veteran, wish extend my thanks to you Paul. Very fitting and moving photo layout. I have several friends who have earned a place of everlasting memory on the Wall. Let us never forget those who gave of themselves in the name of Freedom. Again, Paul, thank you so much for sharing with us all.
PaulH
June 14th, 2006, 10:34 AM
Thanks everyone for the comments....

Eventually I'll buy a domain and web space and move everything to better layouts. I agree it would be better in a horizontal layout - but this is Google's free pages and pretty limited. Currently - it's free and I'm cheap...

I was overwhelmed at the amount of people present.

I really wanted to portray a feeling of emptiness, solitude, a "ghostliness" but the amount of people made this difficult. It was great to see this turnout - just blew my plans... Plus I couldn't stay 'till midnight.

BTW - I'm still working - changing - adding to this so stay tuned.