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May 21, 2024 · In 1979, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund was established. Jan Scruggs, a wounded veteran himself, was the voice behind its creation. After $8.4 million was raised through private donations, Congress commissioned for the memorial to be built at a site near the Lincoln Memorial.
In Memory was created in 1993 by the group – Friends of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. VVMF began managing the program and hosting the ceremony in 1999. More than 6,000 veterans have been added to the In Memory Honor Roll since the program began. To see all the honorees, please visit the In Memory Honor Roll.
The result was the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (commonly referred to as The Wall), which has become one of the most visited memorials in Washington, D.C. with an estimated 5 million annual visitors. Since the dedication of The Wall, VVMF has pursued a mission of preserving the legacy of The Wall, promoting healing and educating about the impact ...
Mar 31, 2021 · It was dedicated on Nov. 13, 1982. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), founded by Jan C. Scruggs, started the project in 1979, and work began at the site on March 26, 1982. In just three and a half years, Scruggs and many other veterans and supporters worked to convince Congress to give a three-acre plot of land on the prestigious ...
Day of Instructions: The Reading will take place at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Please arrive to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial one (1) hour prior to your assigned reading time. If you are reading multiple times in one day, we ask that you check in for each reading time. There will be a large white check-in tent on the site.
The most prominent feature of the memorial is a massive wall that lists the names of the more than 58,000 servicemen and women who lost their lives during the Vietnam War. The memorial also ...
November 13, 1982. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The two-acre (8,100 m 2) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved with the names of those service members who died ...
