The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: The Most Uncomfortable Selfie I’ve Ever Tried to Take

There are places in DC that feel like postcards. The Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol, even the Washington Monument which is basically a very patriotic exclamation point. And then there is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which does not want to be your postcard. It wants you to sit down, shut up, and look directly at yourself while contemplating 58,000 names of people who never got the chance to overthink their outfit for a casual Tuesday. Which, rude. But also necessary. My Very Bad Attempt at a Nice Photo I went to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial with perfectly normal tourist intentions. Take