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greatauntoftriplets

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8. Visiting the Memorial is (or should be) a sobering experience, a remembrance of those who died in a sneak attack.

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #6)

Sat May 16, 2026, 07:44 PM

18 hrs ago

It's not an entertainment venue.

When I visited the Vietnam Wall, it was a couple of weeks before the 2008 election. Found it quite moving, even though I didn't know anyone who died there. Fortunately, there's no place for Patel to go swimming near there other than the Reflecting Pool.

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