Cross country trip drawing attention to names missing from Vietnam memorial JIM TALBERT Jul 20, 2016 Jul 20, 2016 Updated Jan 12, 2022 0 Del Francis getting off his bike at WalMart in Pounding Mill Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save JIM TALBERT Del Francis believes in symbolism.kAm%92E :D H9J 96 49@D6 yF?6 b @7 9:D fckDFAmE9k^DFAm J62C 2=:G6 E@ DE2CE C:5:?8 9:D 3:4J4=6 7C@> $F=A9FC $AC:?8D %6I2D E@ (2D9:?8E@?[ s]r][ E@ 42== 2EE6?E:@? E@ fc @7 9:D D9:A>2E6D 96 36=:6G6D D9@F=5 92G6 E96:C ?2>6D @? 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