The Traveling Vietnam Wall

 This weekend I had the opportunity to visit the Traveling Vietnam Wall. I've been to Washington and seen the Monument there. 

The feelings at both are the same. 

People touch the wall, make rubbings of names, 

hang flags and lean photos there.

Taps

If you get the chance....

 see it.

A great cup of coffee.

I made a surprise visit to my friends Rick and Georgianne of the Homegrown String Band. Rick had invited me for a cup of fresh ground, organically grown, free trade, rattle snake gutter brew in the comment section of my Coffee and a photo to go post. So, I stopped in unannounced to collect and catch-up on old times.

What a great cup of coffee. They buy their coffee from Dean's Beans. Rick made me a cup of Beach Bean, one of the monthly specials, it was delicious. I could easily fall in love with the taste of this coffee. Read Rick's post here.

Today's photo was made while I was waiting for an elected official to arrive at an elementary school veterans day assembly. He was in committee meetings and his staff scheduled me, needless to say we never connected and I had some time to drop-in on my old friends.

Today's post is in honor of all our veterans. My heartfelt thanks for your service.