"Above and
Beyond"
When
visitors first enter this 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 58,226 service men and women who died in the Vietnam War hang from
the ceiling of the National Vietnam Veterans Art Museum in Chicago.
The 10-by-40-foot sculpture, entitled “Above & Beyond,”
was
designed by Ned Broderick and Richard Steinbock. All these metal
dogtags 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.
The dog tags are displayed in chronological order as they are on The
Wall and each one has the name, branch of service, and date of
casualty.
AS
WE SLEEP, STRONG AND
BRAVE YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN STAND READY TO DEFEND OUR GREAT
COUNTRY ON OURBEHALF.
God
Bless Them All who served......some made the ultimate sacrifice, but
everyone gave their
ALL!!!!!
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