File:Vietnam Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia (e6fd6a4f-ae3f-475d-89a1-58238649c845).jpg

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English: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia
Photographer
English: NPS
Title
English: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, District of Columbia
Description
English:

Granite wall covered in names lined with wreaths and U.S. flags

July 1, 1980: Dedicated on November 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial remembers the American men and women who served in the Vietnam War. At the time, the memorial consisted of a polished black granite wall is inscribed with the names of now over 58,300 persons who gave their lives in the Vietnam War or remain missing. People began a tradition of tracing names onto paper and leaving gifts for their fallen loved ones and comrades.

  • Keywords: nama; vive; nps; event; memorial day; military; veterans; flora; flowers; wreath; close-up shot; artistic shot
Depicted place
English: NPS-wide
Date Taken on 28 May 2012
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English: NPGallery
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
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NPS
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English: Shaping the System Under President Jimmy Carter

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