I should have put this up on Memorial Day but it's here now.

Someone or some people spent a lot of time putting this together. Check it out
and thank a Vet

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall - The Virtual Wall (TM) (http://www.virtualwall.org/)

and there is a very nice page for Flaptail's brother John

The Virtual Wall - John Shiraka, PFC, Marine Corps, Worcester MA, 11Mar69 29W014 (http://www.virtualwall.org/ds/ShirakaJE01a.htm)


I remember about 5-6 years ago on the some plugs thread he put up a remembrance post 35 years after he lost his brother. His older brother was a hero to Steve. It's sad they both died young :(

here is a link to that post in that thread on page 53 of the thread StriperTalk - some plugs (http://www.striped-bass.com/oldplugs/showthread.php?threadid=13081&perpage=15&pagenumber=53)

thanks for looking

Bruce, thank you for posting this.

Thank you for this post.

Very nice.

Thanks, Slip.
Visiting the wall and placing my fingers over the engraved names is one
of the most moving experiences I have ever had. You can feel their
sacrafices, and are overcome by the number of names.

I remember Flap telling me about his brother, how he could feel
his presence and how because of him he had a special connection
with the Good Lord.

God Bless our Hero's and their families.