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SAN DIEGO VETERANS ARE LOOKING FOR MORE PICTURES OF THE LOCAL MEN AND WOMEN WHO DIED IN THE
VIETNAM WAR. IT'S PART OF AN EFFORT TO GIVE EXTRA LIFE TO THE NAMES ON THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL
WALL IN WASHINGTON D.C. SOME FACES ARE SERIOUS, SOME SMILING, MOST
ARE SHOWN IN THEIR MILITARY UNIFORMS, BUT ALL ARE MEMORIES OF THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE
SACRIFICE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. GEORGE WORTHING TN SURVIVED MORE THAN 44 MONTH THRZ.
>> >>: I SEE THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD, GO I. I LOST A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS, IN VIETNAM
AT THE TIME, ACQUAINTANCES, PEOPLE GO. WHEN THEY DIE, THE ONLY THING THAT'S LEFT IS A
PHOTOGRAPH ON THE NAME OF THE WALL. >> >>ERIK: THE NAMES ON THE WALL TURNS NAMESINTO
PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES, PEOPLE, AND STORIES. CHARLES CARTER BROUGHT A HAND FULL OF POLE
ROIDS HOME FROM THE WAR. HE SAYS THEY SERVE AS A REMINDER AS A PLACE AND TIME FAR AWAY.
FOR CARTER THE PICTURES ARE THERAPY. A REMINDER OF FRIENDSHIPS FORGED UNDER FIRE.
>> >>: WE WAS HAD A KIND OF FRIENDSHIP THAT YOU DON'T HAVE I WOULD SAY ON PLANET EARTH,
EVEN WITH YOUR FAMILY. THEN WHEN YOU COME BACK, IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY.
>> >>ERIK: WHAT ORGANIZERS ARE HOPING FOR IS A PICTURE OF EACH NAME OF SOMEONE WHO DIED
IN SAN DIEGO. THEY STILL NEED MORE THAN A HUNDRED PHOTOS. FORMER MARINE AND COMBAT VETERAN
NATHAN FLETCHER SAYS THE EFFORTS SHOULDN'T BE LIMITED TO VIETNAM. HE BROUGHT PHOTOS OF
HIS COUSINS, BOYS HE GREW UP WITH IN SAN DIEGO, BEN AND JEREMY WESISS.
BOTH WERE KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN. >> >>: THERE'S NOT A DAY THAT I DON'T MISS THEM. AND WITH OR WITHOUT
A PHOTO, I'LL NEVER FORGET WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE.
BUT NOW, BECAUSE OF THIS, EVERYONE ELSE WILL KNOW.
>> >>ERIK: THERE ARE PORE THAN 58,000 NAMES ON THE VIETNAM MEMORIAL. PICTURES HAVE BEEN
DONATED FOR MORE THAN HALF OF THOSE NAMES. THE PHOTOS AND OTHER MEMORABILIA ARE MOAM
RO BILL YOU ARE TO GO ON AN EDUCATION CENTER BUILT NEAR THE WALL.