Memorial fund will send you two directory of names several months prior to the moving wall s arrival. The three soldiers statue, the vietnam womens memorial and the vietnam veterans memorial wall, also known as the wall that heals, which is the most popular feature. The vietnam veterans memorial was dedicated on november 10, 1982, with 57,939 names. Index to panels of the vietnam veterans memorial wall. Vietnam veterans memorial the wall explained free tours. Many of these poignant tributes are now preserved in the parks museum collection. At the vietnam memorial, lin rejects the convention of listing names within an elaborate architectural framework. The names of eight women, all nurses seven from the army and one from the air force, are inscribed next to their fallen brothers on the wall in washington, d.
Judy donnelly surveys the history of the vietnam war, chronicles the construction of the vietnam memorial, and discusses what the memorial means to many americans. Died in vietnam between november 1, 1955, and december 31, 1960. Within these pages you will find a complete photographic recreation of the vietnam veterans memorial. The goal of the wall of faces is to display photo images of each of the 58,282 warriors whose names are memorialized on the vietnam memorial wall, giving a face to the faceless. The vietnam veterans memorial stands as a symbol of americas honor and. However, with the help of his loving wife becky, he begins to find a new life for himself, and a personal goal when he agrees to begin a determined campaign to raise funds for a veterans memorial. The vietnam veterans memorial fund is currently expanding the honoring of these heroes by building the education center next to the wall. The vietnam veterans memorial fund receives numerous requests each year from individuals who desire to have particular names placed on the memorial. Nonperishable items are archived in a storage facility. Finding a name on the vietnam veterans memorial deliberately setting aside the controversies of the war, the vietnam veterans memorial honors the men and women who served when their nation called upon them.
To start, just type a name into the find a name feature at the bottom right of this page. If you are interested in receiving a rubbing of a name on the wall, please fill out our form below. Names in the books are listed alphabetically and provide details of that persons. One of the incredible wall volunteers will do the rubbing and send it to you at the address you list.
Alphabetical listing of the names on the vietnam memorial wall. Filled with sympathy for those who served, the story follows a young boy and his father visiting the vietnam veterans memorial in washington to look for the grandfathers name. History of the vietnam war memorial wall this historic vietnam war memorial wall, which receives around 3 million visitors every year, is located northeast of the lincoln memorial. What is the nickname of the vietnam veterans memorial answers. Department of defense as having a casualty date of june 8, 1956. The main part of the memorial, the wall of names, which was completed in 1982. On november 10, 1982, the vietnam veterans memorial in washington was opened to the public. Leaving tributes at the vietnam veterans memorial since its dedication in 1982, visitors have brought offerings to the vietnam veterans memorial to honor and remember those who served in the vietnam war. We can also provide a tent, table, and chairs for the volunteers working the locator.
Vietnam veterans memorial fund, 1991 vietnam veterans memorial washington, d. An american soldier in vietnam by walter dean myers. Walking back from a visit to the bucks county vietnam war memorial wall in doylestown, pennsylvania, which contains the names of the 6 county residents who died in vietnam, james mccomb felt unfulfilled. But she goes still further and effects a singular transformation. To learn about us and how you can help maintain this site. Project seeks faces behind names of vietnam dead usa today. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. This world famous memorial stands prominently on the national mall just northeast of the lincoln memorial. The wall usa is a nonprofit endeavor maintained by veterans of the 4th battalion 9th infantry regiment for the benefit of all. Read the 849 page report from the world war ii war diaries on. It honors cia employees who died in the line of service. The true story of jan scruggs, an embittered vietnam veteran who returns from the war a broken man. Each dedicated themselves to taking care of the wounded and dying.
Fitzgibbons name was added to the vietnam memorial wall in 1999. Vietnam veterans memorial fund, arlington, virginia. The official name is the vietnam veterans memorial. The vietnam veterans memorial wall in washington, d. These files are lists of the names on the vietnam veterans memorial, listed in chronological order of the casualty date and then alphabetical by last name within a given date. First battlefield fatality was specialist 4 james t. Descendants, friends, distant relations, and comrades go to the wall to find the name of their service member who died in vietnam.
Read scruggs forward to the book, reflections on the wall. Click a date or panel number below to see the names on that panel of the wall. Frequently asked questions vietnam veterans memorial u. Three service men statue, vietnam veterans memorial, 9 november 2005 vietnam womens memorial statue, vietnam veterans memorial, 11 november 2000. Vietnam veterans memorial, washington roadtrippers. We bring the vietnam veterans memorial to your home to help remember the sacrifices of the fallen and their families. Look up the name in the vietnam veterans memorial directory of names. The book will teach a great deal about the truth of vietnam not the lies. Childrens books the wall by eve bunting and ronald. T he vietnam veterans memorial is a symmetrical, chevronshaped wall made of separate panels of black indian granite. The vietnam veterans memorial fund is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that founded. Once they find the name among all the thousands, they hold up a sheet of paper to the name and rub crayon or graphite pencil over it to get a rubbing of the name to keep as a personal memorial to that. Mar 29, 2018 the surface of the wall would consist of panels, each about 4 feet wide, that would be like pages in a book, beginning with the first panel east of the apex.
Adhering to the competition rules that required the memorial to be apolitical and contain the names of all those confirmed dead and missing in action in the vietnam. Todays childrens books reading by pv storytime is the wall by eve bunting and ronald himler. Vietnam veterans memorial, also called the wall, national monument in washington, d. Adding a name to the wall the wall vietnam veterans memorial. This is close to, but not exactly in the same order as the names on the wall. Sponsor must provide computers for use with the database disc. The memorial wall is a memorial at the central intelligence agency headquarters in langley, virginia. The vietnam veterans memorial wall in washington dc honors those who died in the vietnam war. The vietnam veterans memorial has been established on the mall in washington, d. Since then, 379 names have been added, for a total of 58,318 as of memorial day 2017. Vietnam veterans memorial is a unit of national mall and memorial parks. The wall is engraved with the names of the more than 58,000 americans who died in the highly. The vietnam veterans memorial wall honoring the men and women who served in the controversial vietnam war, the vietnam veterans memorial chronologically lists the names of more than 58,000 americans who gave their lives in service to their country. This post is a guide to the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, dc, known popularly as the vietnam wall, with tips on how to find particular names.
When president carter signed legislation in july 1980 authorizing the vietnam veterans memorial. Wall name directory vietnam veterans memorial fund store. How long are the vietnam veterans memorial s walls answers. The virtual wall of faces which is to include photos of all 58,286 u. This 356 page book includes an alphabetical listing of the more than 58,000 service members listed on the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, d. It is one of the most highly praised of all vietnam war books for children.
In an effort to further preserve the legacy of those who sacrificed all in vietnam, vvmf is committed to finding a photo to go with each of the more than 58,000 names on the wall. Died in the defined combat zone on or after january 1, 1961. The first and the last names on the wall united service. Replica of vietnam veterans memorial comes to franklinton. The names of army master sergeant chester ovnand and major dale buis are inscribed on panel 1e of the vietnam war memorial wall. Visiting the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, dc. Aug 19, 2019 author eve bunting has a gift for writing about serious subjects in a way that makes them accessible to young children, and she has done just that in her picture book the wall. The panel pages link to memorial pages for each person. Honoring the men and women who served in the controversial vietnam war, the vietnam veterans memorial chronologically lists the names of more than 58,000 americans who gave their lives in service to their country. New interactive online wall vietnam veterans of america.
Where they meet at the center, both walls are 10 feet, 1. As a volunteer and docent at the vietnam memorial wall in washington, d. Author eve bunting has a gift for writing about serious subjects in a way that makes them accessible to young children, and she has done just that in her picture book the wall. Vietnam war casualties main alphabetical index the virtual wall. The memorial, located near the western end of the mall, is a black granite vshaped wall inscribed with the names of the approximately 58,000 men and women who. Inscribed on the black granite walls are the names of more than 58,000 men and. You can explore highquality images of the wall or search a database for names and personal information. As a special tribute to those who did not return, the names of over 58,000 who gave their lives or who remain missing are inscribed in the memorial s granite walls. The moving wall was paid for, like the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, from contributions made by the public. These alphabetical indexes are for your convenience but do not represent the order of names on the wall.
The panel number is a numberletter combination, such as 10w or 35e. The first vietnam veterans memorial in the us was a small. The boys notices that the wall long long, shiny and shaped like a v. These directories are located at both ends of the wall and contain an alphabetical listing of all the names on the memorial. Note the panel and line number for the name listed. The remarkable story of maya lins vietnam veterans memorial. Inscribed on the black granite walls are the names of more than 58,000 men and women who gave their lives or remain missing. Memorial pages honoring vietnam war casualties, listed by their last names. Vietnam veterans memorial the wall explained free tours by foot. It is the department of defense that makes these difficult and often very. It is not a memorial to war, but rather a memorial to those who went to fight the war.
And while the memorial fund finances the name additions to the wall, we do not determine whose names are to be inscribed. Jun 18, 2014 the wall at the vietnam veterans memorial in washington is 493 feet and 6 inches long, built of thick, polished black bangalore granite. Their relatives and friends leave letters, poems, and photographs at the vietnam veterans memorial and on this web site. Their sacrifices were honored july 8, 2009, in washington during a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of their deaths. The vietnam veterans memorial stands as a symbol of americas honor and recognition of the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in the vietnam war. They have come to find the name of the boys grandfather, his dads father. You can listen to the wall song, the work of the poet judy gorman king and the songwriters mitch townley and brad dunse, on line at their youtube page the song, sung by j. Feb 22, 2019 when the vietnam veterans memorial was first dedicated three decades ago, lins wall contained the names of 57,939 american servicemen believed to have lost their lives in the vietnam war. Williams, is a tribute to those who served in vietnam, based on gormans poem, the spirit of the wall. Military reunions, screensavers, rubbings, personal. The wall by eve bunting, the story of a visit to the vietnam veterans memorial, is a good picture book for memorial day, veterans day or any other day. The virtual wall of faces features a page dedicated to honoring and remembering every person whose name is inscribed on the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, d. Deliberately setting aside the controversies of the war, the vietnam veterans memorial honors the men and women who served when their nation called upon them.
The sheer tenacity of jan scruggs and fellow vietnam veterans pushed an improbable idea from misty conception to real possibility, and ultimately to law, in just a years time. The 58,152 names of those who died in vietnam are etched onto the two rising black marble slabs of the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, d. Panels of the vietnam veterans memorial wall by incident date. Images and offerings from the vietnam veterans memorial lopes, sal, norman, michael on. This childrens picture book is about a father and his young sons visit to the vietnam veterans memorial. A day of infamy the attack on the uss arizona and pearl harbor was 7 december 1941. Also on fold3, the vietnam veterans memorial leave a tribute, a story or photograph about any of the 58,256 veterans killed or missing in the vietnam war.
Images and offerings from the vietnam veterans memorial. The park staff offers daily interpretive tours every hour. The first death recorded on the wall was in 1956, the last 1975. The november 1955 date was chosen because that was when the vietnam military assistance advisory group maag was created. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. Vietnam veterans memorial the wall a visitors guide.
The wall by eve bunting, the story of a visit to the vietnam veterans memorial, is a good picture book for memorial day, veterans day or any other. The first american soldier killed in the vietnam war was air force tsgt. Procedure for army wall additions to the vietnam veterans. The vietnam veterans memorial wall usa website is dedicated to honoring those who died in the vietnam war. Name locator we provide a disc with the database as well as 2 hard copy wall books for looking up names on the wall. The vietnam veterans memorial fund pays for the name additions and status changes, and works with the national park service to ensure longterm preservation and maintenance of the wall. Vietnam veterans memorial wall the virtual wall tm. A young boy and his father visit the vietnam veterans memorial. Each of its two arms measures 246 feet, 9 inches, and they are set at an angle of just over 125 degrees. Vietnam veterans memorial fund request a name rubbing. As the united states honors those who served in the military on veterans day, read the story of how an unknown 21yearold architecture student, maya lin, designed one of the most moving monuments. The wall picture book about a visit to vietnam war memorial.
With eric roberts, glynnis oconnor, marshall colt, scott paulin. His name was added to the wall on memorial day 1999. The wall dematerializes as a form and allows the names to become the object. The slabs meet at a vertex of 125 degrees, 10 feet above ground level to form the wall. Oct 12, 2017 november, 1982 clip of dedication of vietnam veterans memorial this clip, title, and description were not created by cspan. Artifacts from the vietnam veterans memorial collection. The vietnam veterans memorial wall consists of the east wall and west wall. The memorial is free and open to the public 24 hours a day, with rangers on duty to answer questions from 9. With this new date, fitzgibbon became chronologically the first person to be listed on the memorial, replacing dale r. Vietnam womens memorial statue, dedicated 11 november 1993. Set on two acres on the national mall, the public may visit the vietnam veterans memorial 24 hours a day. Veterans have options for seeing vietnam memorial wall. Nov 09, 2012 as a volunteer and docent at the vietnam memorial wall in washington, d. This service is provided free of charge thanks to the many supporters of the vietnam veterans memorial fund.
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