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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Description

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.

Hobbies & Activities category: Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain; Military attraction or museum; National park

Address

Vietnam Memorial
Constitution Avenue & Henry Bacon Drive NW
Washington, DC 20001
United States

Map Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Phone 1 (202) 426-6841 / 619-7222
Fax 1 (202) 426-1844

http://www.nps.gov/vive/

Cost

FREE

Tips

Rangers are on duty to answer questions from 9:30 am to 11:30 pm daily.

Disabled

Full facilities for persons with disabilities.