This McCain photo from today

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Andrew Harnik @andyharnik

Navy Lt. Jack McCain, the son of, @SenJohnMcCain, is reflected in the wall of the Vietnam Memorial as @cindymccain, second from right, departs after laying a wreath at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. (AP/Andrew Harnik) @AP_Images @AP @AP_Politics




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[HipChick]

1. Powerful..

[hlthe2b]

2. Beautiful.. (and likely award-winning)

[ProudMNDemocrat]

9. A Pulitzer for sure.

I was at this hallowed place in 1984 and I left so humbled.

It has an affect on a person that does not go away, and never should.

[grantcart]

14. Agreed

[Haggis for Breakfast]

34. I have been to The Wall several times

and have never able to make it all the way through. There are names on that wall of friends I grew up with and I can't bear to see their names engraved. I have broken down each time I've been there.

For those of you who have never been to The Wall, let me share this with you: The Wall is shaped like an elongated diamond, lying on the point of its side. As you encounter the first panel, there are about two dozen or so names on it, then the next panel has about 50 or so, then as you walk down the diagonal side of the sculpture, the panels become bigger and reach higher and higher up, and contain more and more names until the panels are huge and the number of names on the panels are so numerous, it staggers the mind. When you reach the half-way point, the process begins to reverse itself. I have yet to get past the center of it. By that time, the enormity of the all of those names (58,318 in total, and names are added from time to time), just overwhelms me. I find that I can't breathe, all the strength goes out of my legs, my internal gyroscope veers off kilter, my head starts to spin and despite being out in the open, I feel claustrophobic, and I cannot continue. Before I know it, tears of white hot rage and sorrow over the all-consuming senseless loss of life (of people I knew and loved) starts splashing down my face.

I don't think I will ever be able to walk the entire Wall.

[MustLoveBeagles]

3. Great photo

[True Dough]

4. Seems very fitting on this day

Thanks for posting!

[a kennedy]

5. Wow.......

[Calista241]

6. It's pretty amazing how they can do that.

And i'm a photographer!

[Grammy23]

12. As an amateur photographer but with years of experience,

it takes a trained eye to look for those sometimes fleeting opportunities. While others are simply standing and taking in the scene, the photographer is looking at the setting with different eyes. And that is how and why we get those amazing and award winning photos. And sometimes they are happy accidents or being in the right place at the right time.

[LittleGirl]

23. Yup. spot on.

40 yrs an amateur but there's some money shots I have too. I haven't sold them yet.

Happy Labor day weekend.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Haunting....n/t

[Duppers]

17. Indeed.

Best description.

[procon]

8. Perfect photo, kudos to the photographer. nt

[WA-03 Democrat]

10. Defining photo of our current time on so many levels

[mnhtnbb]

11. Wow. What a shot.

[john657]

13. What a powerful photo.

I've been to the Memorial 3 times and each time I broke down crying because I know some of my buddies are on that Memorial.

[dae]

15. Ditto.

[Honeycombe8]

16. Wonderful photo. nt

[FailureToCommunicate]

18. I have several friends etched on that wall. This powerful photo will be a better image to keep in

my head of my visits there.


Thank you for posting it.

[yallerdawg]

19. "Love lift us up where we belong."

[SunSeeker]

20. That's Mattis on Cindy's right, soon to be fired by Trump, in his purge of all sane people.

Poignant and great shot.

[Ruby the Liberal]

21. That is a stunning shot

[iluvtennis]

22. Very nice...John McCain's spirit set that up. nt

[LittleGirl]

24. Iconic of McCain

It will win awards for sure.

This is not Normal!

[True Blue American]

25. Wonderful shot.

I took the liberty of reposting the picture so all could see! Thanks.

[ADX]

26. Awesome pic...

[redstatebluegirl]

27. Wow, his son looks so much like him it is amazing.

This is a very powerful image.

[PatrickforO]

28. The Vietnam memorial is a place of great power.

And a place of great respect and somberness. So many people died on both sides, and for what? If we could JUST learn this lesson, that peace is better than war, and learn to live together without butchering one another, we'd be so much further along to spiritual maturity as a species.

[Pachamama]

29. Whoa....

[Snackshack]

30. That Memorial...

Is pretty powerful as you walk next to all the names and think about all the life those names represent.
I remember when it was going to be built and all the negative (borderline hatred) commentary that was voiced and written about it and it’s designer.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. Absolutely stunning and haunting...Great photo. Perfect for today. n/t

[Ilsa]

32. The details of the memorial's design are brilliant.

You look into polished granite (?) and see your reflection, see yourself, among the names. The position of the wall is like a knife wound into the earth, as the war was for so many people.

[Jamaal510]

33. K&R

[Raine]

35. Hauntingly Beautiful

Thanks for posting this...