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Christopher Smallwood cries at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2010. His father's name, Eugene F. Smallwood, is etched into the memorial. He died in service in Vietnam, Sept. 8, 1969.

Christopher Smallwood cries at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2010. His father's name, Eugene F. Smallwood, is etched into the memorial. He died in service in Vietnam, Sept. 8, 1969.

Christopher Smallwood cries at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2010. His father's name, Eugene F. Smallwood, is etched into the memorial. He died in service in Vietnam, Sept. 8, 1969.

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