8.6K views · 511 reactions | On the 2015 National Memorial Day Concert, Gary Sinise and several of our nation's wounded, ill and injured warriors offered perspective and inspiration while visiting the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial. The wisdom inscribed on the memorial's walls from Theodore "Ted" Strong, Jr. says it all, "It's possible for a man to lose half of his physical being and still become whole." | National Memorial Day Concert (PBS) | Facebook

Eleven years ago, the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C. Through the juxtaposition of granite and glass, the memorial conveys a combination of strength and vulnerability, loss and renewal. At this sacred spot, all of us—sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, wives, husbands and friends—have the opportunity to learn the important lessons of courage, sacrifice, tenacity, loyalty and honor by bearing witness to the experiences of our heroes who are disa