Jim Scanlon (deceased)
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Mar 29, 2013 5:40:42 GMT 9
How many of you knew this place existed?
Of all places, it is in Chicago.
Jim Too
The National Veteran’s Art MuseumDid not know this existed! When visitors first enter the museum, they will hear a sound like wind chimes coming from above them and their attention will be drawn upward 24 feet to the ceiling of the two-story high atrium.
Dog tags of the more than 58,000 service men and women who died in the Vietnam War hang from the ceiling of the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum in Chicago on Veterans Day, November 11, 2010. The 10-by-40-foot sculpture, entitled Above & Beyond, was designed by Ned Broderick and Richard Stein. The tens of thousands of metal dog tags are suspended 24 feet in the air, 1 inch apart, from fine lines that allow them to move and chime with shifting air currents. Museum employees using a kiosk and laser pointer help visitors locate the exact dog tag with the imprinted name of their lost friend or relative.
www.nvam.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=218&Itemid=54
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Post by pat perry on Mar 29, 2013 7:19:24 GMT 9
Pastor Jim, You must've had a huge buildup of content while on your Vegas trip to be posting by the foot! Great posts. I really like the wind chimes with dog tags. That was very special. And the Annin flag story. Pat P.
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Post by Jim on Mar 29, 2013 8:26:34 GMT 9
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Post by lindel on Mar 29, 2013 9:00:45 GMT 9
I will make an effort to get there and get some pictures if they allow, say by Independence day.
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Jim Scanlon (deceased)
Senior Staff
FORUM CHAPLAIN
Commander South Texas outpost of the County Sligo Squadron
Currently: Offline
Posts: 5,075
Location:
Joined: July 2007
Retired: USAF NBA: Spurs NFL: Niners MLB: Giants NHL: Penguins
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Mar 29, 2013 10:05:49 GMT 9
Pastor Jim, You must've had a huge buildup of content while on your Vegas trip to be posting by the foot! Great posts. I really like the wind chimes with dog tags. That was very special. And the Annin flag story. Pat P. Pat, all of those posts came to me to-day. The ones I got while away from home, were not near as good as the ones I posted. Jim Too
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