Vietnam+memorial

= = =The Vietnam Memorial= Cal S. I got my information from  http://www.vietvet.org/thewall.htm http://www.nps.gov/vive/

Deliberately setting aside the contraversies of the war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the men and women who served when thier Nation called upon them. The designer, Maya Lin felt that "the polotics eclipsed the veterans, their service and their lives.” She kept the design elegantly simple to “allow everyone to respond and remember.”

This gallery contains pictures and stories of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Known simply as "The Wall," this monument is one of the most visited sites in the city of Washington. After watching the film "The Deer Hunter" in 1979, Vietnam Veteran Jan C. Scruggs first conceived of the idea for a Vietnam Veterans Memorial. A Yale architectural student, Maya Lin, submitted the winning design. "The Wall" was built in Constitution Gardens in Washington, D.C., through private donations from the public, and dedicated in 1982. This Gallery also contains images and text about the Vietnam Women's Memorial that stands near "The Wall" and honors the military and civilian women who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War. Some of their names are with their brothers' on "The Wall." Diane Carlson Evans, RN, is the founder of this Memorial project. She served in the Army Nurse Corps from 1966 to 1972 and was in Vietnam from 1968-69. The sculptor is Glenna Goodacre, who created the Women's Memorial in bronze. The Vietnam Women's Memorial was dedicated over Veterans Day weekend of November 10-12, 1993.

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