Military Video Center“Cycle ride from Tomichi Creek off of Highway 50 near Gunnison, CO up to the Continental Divide, where we found this war memorial tucked away in seclusion. You won’t find it on any maps. An old local at the Tomichi Trading Post said the Park Rangers keep it off maps…the story is that a Vietnam Vet somehow used a chopper to sneak the pieces in. If anyone knows the true story, I’d love to hear it.”
Some additional info can be found at http://neighbors.denverpost.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=17636 – To see on Google Maps go to: http://goo.gl/maps/RQFjA
Killing innocent people for the international corporate mafia is nothing to brag about.
And it’s not even all in English. WTH???
i googled “anhaga eardstapa” which appeared on the main part of the memorial, and came up with this.
http://www.anglo-saxons.net/hwaet/?do=get&type=text&id=wdr
It is an old poem. The link shows the original and the translation. Very good IMO.
Thanks for looking that up, was – I wondered what it meant – appearently it’s from an original version of the “Wanderer”, or maybe just originally entitled “the Wanderer”.
STFB, Draftee, Reluctant Vietnam Vet
I’m glad you got something from it. I hope it helped.
I watched the video again and saw that some of the dates on the stones are from 1945. It appears to be a monument dedicated to the larger conflict that happened in the region. I know France was there before the USA . I think that is why it has so many different languages on it.
Pure speculation.
I am curious as to why the park service would down play the whole thing.
If I may speculate – taking into consideration what I think are the origins and meaning of “the Wanderer” = it is the private musing(s) of the lonely old vet (soldier) that are intended to be private.
Therefore, it is possible (and I hope true) that the Park Service (or someone in the PS) is doing exactly what the very wishes (of the writing) solicit.
STFB, Draftee, Reluctant Vietnam Vet