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- From: stewart@geophysics.harvard.edu (Cheryl Stewart)
- Newsgroups: soc.women
- Subject: Re: Vietnam Women's Memorial Project Kicks Off Countdown to Dedication in 1993
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.162148.28589@das.harvard.edu>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 16:21:48 GMT
- Article-I.D.: das.1992Nov18.162148.28589
- References: <1992Nov12.104112.2708@mdcbbs.com>
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- Organization: Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Harvard University
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- In article 2708@mdcbbs.com, rivero@mdcbbs.com (Michael Rivero) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov11.232907.8586@r-node.gts.org>, ndallen@r-node.gts.org (Nigel Allen) writes:
- >|> Here is a press release from the Vietnam Women's Memorial Project Inc.
- >|>
- >|> Vietnam Women's Memorial Project Kicks Off Countdown to Dedication
- >|> in 1993
- >|> To: National and Assignment desks, Veterans Affairs writers
- >|> Contact: Mary Beth Newkumet, 301-649-6565, or
- >|> Diana Hellinger, 202-328-7253, for the
- >|> Vietnam Women's Memorial Project Inc.
- >|>
- >|> WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- On Thursday, Nov. 12, the Vietnam
- >|> Women's Memorial Project (VWMP) will kick off its countdown
- >|> to dedication of the first memorial in the nation's capital to
- >|> honor American military women.
- >
- >
- > Overall, it sounds like a good idea. I have one question, however.
- >The "Wall" honors American men who _died_ in the line of duty.
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- >
- > It seems that if a monument is to be erected to Vietnam veterens who
- >served in the war (but did not die) that it should extend to both genders.
- >Otherwise it's a sexist and exclusionary monument.
-
- But if the other monument only honors men, thent THAT'S a sexist and
- exculsionary monument as well. For instance, my mother's sister who
- was killed in Laos in 1968 is not on the wall. What you're saying
- here is that if the wall is for people who DIED then it's OK to
- exclude women, but if the wall is for people who served, then you
- have to include men? It seems a little lopsided to me, man.
-