The Vietnam Veterans Memorial
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The VVMF ( Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund), the idea of Jan
Scruggs, was established on April 27, 1979 to raise funds for the memorial.
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More than 275,000 individuals, along with corporations, foundations,
and civic organizations, contributed over $7 million dollars to build the
memorial.
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A 21 year old Yale university student named Maya Ying Lin
submitted the winning design in a national competition.
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Frederick Hart sculpted the memorial located in Washington,
D.C.
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The memorial was dedicated on November 13, 1982.
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The black granite mirrorlike walls shaped like a V reflect
the surrounding trees, lawns, and people looking for names.
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It has more than 58,000 names of people that died in the
Vietnam War listed in the chronological order of the date of casualty.
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It was built to honor the people that died in the Vietnam
War.
Did you know...?
Each name is preceded or followed by a diamond or a cross.
The diamond denotes a confirmed death. The cross denotes either missing
person or prisoner at the end of the war.
Bibliography
Photo Found: vietnam-veterans-memorial.visit-washington-dc.com/
Information found:
"Vietnam Veterans Memorial." World Book Encyclopedia
1999
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/vietnam/time/details/8101.html
http://ns.kereative.net/cooper/TourOfDC/monuments/VVM