The towering granite tribute to fallen soldiers of a controversial war was the result of a design contest won by a ...

In 1979, Congress grants a Vietnam War veterans ... a mourner will walk along the monument and find the name among the 57,661 listed. Lin describes the Memorial thus: "I went to see the site.

The wall stands six feet tall at the center and covers almost 300 feet from end to end. This Traveling Memorial stands as a reminder of the great sacrifices made during the Vietnam War.

It brings back a lot of stuff that I tried to forget,” said one veteran, who has three friends on the memorial.

The three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., honors more than 58,000 service members who lost their lives in the war. The Wall That Heals opens ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Making its grand entrance at Veterans Memorial ... during the vietnam war. Volunteers have worked tirelessly to ensure every name is honored. The wall will offer both ...

big-name concerts — and one final weekend of skiing This article originally appeared on Reno Gazette Journal: Replica wall tribute to the lives lost in Vietnam War in Minden for Memorial Day weekend ...

In 1979, Congress grants a Vietnam War veterans ... a mourner will walk along the monument and find the name among the 57,661 listed. Lin describes the Memorial thus: "I went to see the site.

In the late 1970s, Vietnam ... common name; the order also keeps soldiers who died together close to each other on the memorial itself. Chronological order isn’t the only way to find names ...