No, the 58,195 ghosts of the fallen souls are always there.
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For those unfamiliar with the Vietnam War Memorial, here's a photo looking towards the central corner. The two walls continue tapering downwards as though the ground had fallen away to uncover the collective tombstone.
It's a wide open Memorial but for the single strand of chain that guides visitors from one end to the other.
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. Once again the "progressive left" spits on the fallen, their families and friends, as well as all serving warriors, past and present. A reckoning will come.