Cynthia Lin is the Virginia War Memorial’s Education Intern for the fall of 2025. A senior at Virginia Commonwealth University and a dual major in History and Urban and Regional Studies, Cynthia is working on a blog series that features interns interviewing veterans about their service in the U.S. Military. …
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Davis Jansen is the Virginia War Memorial’s Education Intern for the summer of 2025. A rising senior at Virginia Commonwealth University and a history major, Davis is working on a new blog series that features interns interviewing veterans about their war time experiences. On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, I sat …
Continue ReadingEpisode 10: Crispy Critters and Earning Your Stripes and Peaches and Poundcake This week’s episode with written works by Steve Tedder, explores grief, the horrors of war, and the loss of friends in the recollections of a Vietnam veteran who has since passed away. Crispy Critters & Earning Your Stripes by …
Continue ReadingEpisode 9: Quirt Alerts and The Field Trip This week’s episode features two stories by Vietnam veteran Randy Harritan. They explore the intense relationship between military working dogs and their handlers, and a story of the moment a Vietnam Veteran received a true welcome home. Quirt Alerts by Randy Harritan, …
Continue ReadingEpisode 5: “Grief” and “Mythology Under the Mountain” This week’s episode features a story of a final act of mercy in Vietnam, from one soldier to another, and a poem exploring the internal struggle war can place on veterans. Grief by Ron Bland, 2022 We are flying high and fast …
Continue ReadingEpisode 4: Blue Devil 1 and Blue Devil 2 This week’s episode features harrowing recollections of combat, war, and the effect those experiences had later in life on Vietnam veteran Malik Hodari. Read the stories as originally written here on the blog. Blue Devil 1 by Malik Hodari, 2015 Jungle …
Continue Reading“50 Years Beyond: The Vietnam Veteran Experience” Profiles The Lives And Stories Of 50 Vietnam War Veterans From Throughout The Commonwealth The Virginia War Memorial announces the public opening of the newest major exhibit, 50 Years Beyond: The Vietnam Veteran Experience on Saturday, January 28, 2023. The exhibit opening coincides with …
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This February, as we celebrate the achievements and history of African Americans, we would like to share one story of one Virginian whose name is carved on the walls of the Shrine of Memory, Clifton Henry Davis. Born in Danville on December 8, 1944, Clifton Henry Davis was a star …
Continue ReadingIf the Virginia War Memorial were only the beautiful Shrine that passersby see on their way back and forth over the James River by way of Belvidere, that would be enough to mark its place as one of the country’s most beautiful and inspirational state monuments to military service and …
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They Gave All TGA 5K presented by Loyalty Automotive Countdown to Veterans Day is sponsored by Woody Funeral Home & Nelsen Funeral Home As we “run apart to honor together,” we are highlighting heroes from across the Commonwealth who have bravely served. At the Memorial, we always try to relay …
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