>Maya Lin. I never got closer to Vietnam than San Francisco, yet going to
>the Wall in 1993, I was silent for 30 minutes afterwards because if I
>spoke I'd start crying on a Washington, DC streetcorner. I also recall
>come sort of stink about her work. I don't remember what and why except
>(1) she is a woman and (2) she's Asian. What more do you really need?
Nothing so interesting. A couple of veterans groups objected to the
monument because there were no statues. Hey, it's gotta have statues to be
a monument. Wisely, the folks in charge gave them their statues, but away
from the wall.
Mark
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