We visited an exceptionally nice war memorial in Munster, Indiana the other day. The five-acre site contained individual memorials complete with impressive symbolic sculptures and other military oriented displays from WWI through the first Gulf War period. One unique aspect of it were the labeled bricks laid along the long winding path that led you through the various war periods, many with brief descriptions of events which had occurred at various times. Thus, you not only paid respect to those who had fought and given their lives during these wars, but you learned a bit about history along the way. I especially liked this large Vietnam era display with stacked M-16 rifles complete with "flowers" in their barrels, in front of a destroyed village structure. Symbolic to say the least.
