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  1. Title. Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Directory of Names. Contributor. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Publisher. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 1982. Length. 763 pages.

    • The Order of Names
    • The Symbols Beside Each Name
    • Selecting Names For The Wall
    • Ensuring Accuracy
    • Adding Names
    • Locating A Name

    Lin’s intention from the beginning was to have the names appear chronologically, beginning and ending at the apex. She wanted the names to tell the journey, or the timeline, of the war. This approach would allow veterans, friends and family members to find a loved one by his or her date of casualty. It would also enable veterans to find groups of f...

    Beside each name is a symbol that denotes a service member’s status: either missing or confirmed dead. On the west wall, the symbol precedes the name; on the east wall, the symbol follows the name. A diamond symbol signifies that the service member’s death was confirmed. Those designated by a “plus” sign were considered to be missing in action when...

    Doubek was tasked with identifying all of the names to be included on the Wall. During and after the Vietnam War, the Department of Defense (DoD) compiled a list of combat zone casualties according to criteria in a 1965 Presidential Executive Order. It specified the geographic areas of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and surrounding coastal areas as combat...

    Another challenge was ensuring the accuracy of the names. Doubek contacted the National Personnel Records Center, Archives and Records Service, in St. Louis, Mo. On the other end of that phone call was an former Air Force officer who had served in Vietnam. He would become instrumental in helping Doubek identify names and check spellings. Once a mas...

    As of 2017, there are 58,318 names inscribed on The Wall. The first group, added in 1983, included 53 Marines who were killed when their R&R (rest and relaxation) flight crashed in Hong Kong. A few years after the dedication, the issue of geographic criteria was expanded by DoD to include people who had been killed outside of the war zone while on ...

    Although the names are not listed alphabetically, it is not difficult for visitors to find a name on the Memorial. The National Park Service offers these steps for locating a name: 1. Look up the name in the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Directory of Names. These directories are located at both ends of the Wall and contain an alphabetical listing of al...

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  3. Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Directory of Names. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 1989 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) - 763 pages.

  4. Jan 1, 2002 · The names are in alphabetical order, last name first. The exact location of each name, as well as date of birth, date of death, city, and state, rank, and service (e.g. Marines) are also given for each entry.

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  5. 157887. Creator. Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Washington, D.C.) Language. English. eng. Subject. United States - Military history - Vietnam War, 1961-1975. Extent. 763 p. Page Count. 770. Owning Institution. FamilySearch Library. Publisher Digital. FamilySearch International. Access Level. Public.

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