I am a Viet Nam war veteran but did not know this existed.........

[olesilverside]

These 58,000 dog tags hang from the ceiling in a museum in Chicago...........


Did 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 and 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.

"If you can read this, thank a Teacher........If you are reading it in English, thank a VET."

[Bigby]

Pretty cool but also pretty sad, a great way to remember the brave ones we lost.

[CrappiePappy]

Outstanding !!!

I've got a couple of High School classmate/friends whose dog tags would be hanging there, and probably those of some of the guys I went through Basic & OJT with.

... cp

["G"]

I have some classmates and buddys whos dog tags are hanging there

[beagle man]

Sad in good kind of way

[nvrgvup444]

Thanks and thanks for sharing this. Showed this to my wife and we agree that we are indebted to and humbled by our vets...

[springhillwantabe]

man o man quite a deal 8 of my high school buds left for san diego the day after graduation 4 of them must be there thanks for sharin thanks for serving

[kazualobzerver]

thank you monty

[buzzmanmo]

thanks monty lost several friends over there

[Billbob]

that will bring tears