#Extra post today. Happy New Year! ___________________ [**The following is one of many anonymous notes and letters found at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.**] >*McFarland,* >*To watch you die has been the most painful encounter of my life. I prayed for you, my brother of war. When I turned my head in helplessness your breath of life had stopped. I could no longer hear your breathing then. I knew that you were at peace. Bless you, for you are the hero.* _____________________________ **Source:** Palmer, Laura. *Shrapnel in the Heart: Letters and Remembrances from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial*. Vintage Books, 1988. 97. Print. ___________________________ **If you enjoy this type of content, please consider donating to my [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/HistoryLockeBox)!**