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The Vietnam Memorial is composed of a long, black-granite, V-shaped wall with the names of 58, 209 Americans missing or killed in the Vietnam war. There is also a life-size bronze statue of three servicemen.
Congress approved the idea for the Memorial in 1980. It was designed by Maya Lin, a 21-year old Yale Architecture student, who won the national design competition.
Names are listed in chronological order starting with the first casualty date. There is a diamond next to the name of each confirmed death and a plus sign for those unaccounted for, unconfirmed or missing.
Nearby, is the Vietnam Women's Memorial with a 2000-pound bronze sculpture depicting three servicewomen helping a wounded soldier.
Congress approved the idea for the Memorial in 1980. It was designed by Maya Lin, a 21-year old Yale Architecture student, who won the national design competition.
Names are listed in chronological order starting with the first casualty date. There is a diamond next to the name of each confirmed death and a plus sign for those unaccounted for, unconfirmed or missing.
Nearby, is the Vietnam Women's Memorial with a 2000-pound bronze sculpture depicting three servicewomen helping a wounded soldier.
Hobbies & Activities category: Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain; Military attraction or museum; National park
Vietnam Memorial
Constitution Avenue & Henry Bacon Drive NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States
Phone 1 (202) 426-6841 / 619-7222
Fax 1 (202) 426-1844
Constitution Avenue & Henry Bacon Drive NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States
Phone 1 (202) 426-6841 / 619-7222
Fax 1 (202) 426-1844
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