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03-25-2015 06:57 PM
Munson shared his photos to Facebook and there's some standard DC fare—that obelisk called the Washington Monument, some military memorials.
But one of Munson's memorial photos speaks volumes without making a sound.
It's an image of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, which serves to honor the women who served during the U.S. war with Vietnam, from 1955 to 1975. Atop this statue is a young girl using it like playground equipment. On the ground, another young girl appears to be climbing up. All this as a military veteran in a wheelchair, presumably escorted by family members, goes by.
The man pushing the veteran's wheelchair has a look of palpable disgust. The veteran himself has an unplaceable, one-of-a-kind look that hardly suggests pleasant thoughts. And Munson's Internet audience, chiming in with their comments on this particular photo, are similarly disappointed.
"Obviously, these kids have no veterans in their family, and their parents have absolutely NO IDEA what it means to sacrifice ALL for your country! Despicable on the parent's behalf."
"Holy hel! Maybe afterwards the parents could take their kids on a nice tomato throwing spree at a cathedral. Please understand, I'm not blaming the kids."
"There is no respect taught to children anymore? That is the shame on the parents."
Looks like Munson has captured the sort of singular, indelible image that any photographer would envy.
03-25-2015 07:11 PM
My first thought was that some of the women who served in the Viet Nam war were mothers and that it probably would warm their hearts to have children playing there.
03-25-2015 07:16 PM
NM
03-25-2015 07:17 PM
As children, we knew better than to do something like that. There were other things to play with and around.
03-25-2015 07:19 PM
I'm a veteran and a mother and that photo doesn't warm my heart.
03-25-2015 07:27 PM
03-25-2015 07:28 PM
It's disrespectful.
03-25-2015 07:30 PM
I wouldn't post a picture of a regular person here on qvc forums. Other places have the picture up with the face blurred.
03-25-2015 07:30 PM
The same way I feel about people (adults or children) walking across cemetery plot markers. Disrespectful.
I was taught from a very early age to walk between the markers, not on them or across the part of the grass where one was laid to rest. I see people doing this all the time and it makes me cringe (and crazy).
03-25-2015 07:35 PM
On 3/25/2015 thisbe said:My first thought was that some of the women who served in the Viet Nam war were mothers and that it probably would warm their hearts to have children playing there.
Interesting thought but I don't agree.
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