Thanks to Leland Meitzler and Dick Hillenbrand, I spent time exploring the interactive Vietnam Memorial at Footnote. If you aren’t familiar with Footnote, it is an awesome collection of original documents from all periods of American history available by subscription.
The Vietnam Memorial is an interactive exhibit allowing your to view a digital version of the the memorial located on the Mall in Washington, D.C. Each name is a link to that person’s information screen. In addition to providing military information, these screens allow anyone to add a tribute or upload a photo of that person. You can browse the wall or use Footnote’s search tool to find specific individuals. Footnote has opened this exhibit to everyone - no subscription required.
This amazing exhibit is quite a technological achievement and will continue to grow in value as family and friends add life to each of the names engraved on the memorial.
My search found 11 names who were listed with St. Augustine as their hometown. Many of their family names are familiar. The first name on the list is SSG Tom Davis, Jr. who was killed 40 years ago tomorrow. Here are the links to our hometown heroes. Stop by when you have a chance and pay your respects.
