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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

monument, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Also known as: The Wall

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Last Updated: Apr 3, 2024 • Article History

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Vietnam Veterans Memorial, national monument in Washington, D.C., honouring members of the U.S. armed forces who served and died in the Vietnam War (1955–75). The memorial, located near the western end of the Mall, is a black granite V-shaped wall inscribed with the names of the approximately 58,000 men and women who were killed or missing in action. It was designed by American architect Maya Lin. As a senior at Yale University, Lin entered a nationwide competition sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, and her design was selected from the more than 1,400 submissions that were received. Lin’s minimal ...(100 of 286 words)

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