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a war then to simply list the names, carved in stone, without rank or distinction, arid to have each of those names said, at least once. It was a lonely war for those who fought it. Heroism was a part of every day’s mission, not of heroic landings or assaults. There was no stage in this war for officers, in battle jackets of their own design, standing on high cliffs, looking into the distance or making landings after the camera-men had been sent ashore.
The designer of the memorial, those who approved it, those who carved the names and set the stones, all are to be commended. Like the war, the memorial has no clear beginning or ending. In one perspective, it rises from the earth. In another it gradually descends. Only the marking of the years of the deaths sets any order. One veteran in attendance at the memorial service is reported to have said “It's just like the war, it's not complete. Where's the statues they’re going to add?" He was half right. The memorial was like the war, as he said, but also complete, although he thought not. There should be no statues. Maya Lin. the designer, with an Oriental background, may
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