3888 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

A beautiful photo of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the Washington Monument in the background. The Vietnam Memorial is located on a 8100 square meter site on the National Mall. It is two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died or remain missing from the Vietnam War (1955-1975). It was designed by American architect Maya Lin.

Each wall is 75.21 meters long and is composed of 72 black granite panels that are polished to a high finish. Seventy of the panels are inscribed with the names of the men and women being honoured.

On dedicated day in 1982, there were 57 939 names listed in chronological order of the dates of casualty. As of May 2018, there are now 58 320 names listed. Thirty two names were erroneously included. The names remain on the wall, but they have been stricken from the databases and printed directories. There are eight women's names on the memorial. All were nurses.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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