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Honoring the men and women who served in the controversial Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial chronologically lists the names of 58,318 Americans who gave their lives in service to their country.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial is located north of the Lincoln Memorial near the intersection of 22nd Street NW and Constitution Avenue NW. The memorial is free and open 24 hours a day. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam conflict.
Location: Washington, DC. Significance: Memorial to US service members who died in service in the Vietnam War. Amenities. 3 listed. Dedicated in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was a revolutionary minimalist design for a war memorial. From afar, the memorial appears as a gash on the landscape, an unhealed wound.
Interstate 495, New York Avenue, Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway, George Washington Memorial Parkway, and the Cabin John Parkway provide access from the North. Interstate 66, U.S. Routes 50 and 29 provide access from the West. U.S. Routes 50, 1, and 4 provide access from the East.
Located north of the Lincoln Memorial near the intersection of 22nd St. and Constitution Ave. NW, Vietnam Veterans Memorial is free to visit and is open 24 hours a day. The memorial includes the names of over 58,000 servicemen and women who gave their lives in service in the Vietnam Conflict.
The names of the eight women military women lost in the war are inscribed on the wall, and there are eight trees in the sculpture's grove. The In Memory plaque, dedicated in 2004, is near The Three Servicemen and honors the men and women who died as a result of their service in Vietnam.
Key features include: Map: An official National Park Service map of the central tourist area in Washington, D.C. Easy to use while outdoors, the map features large font sizes, walkways that are easily distinguishable from roads, and three zoom levels. By tapping the 'locate me' icon, you will always know where you are.
Registry entries include a panel number and row number that correspond to its location in the memorial (see graphic above). Panel numbers are engraved in the memorial at the bottom of each panel. For row number, count down from the highest row on the panel.
Rangers and volunteers provide regularly-scheduled programs and occasional special programs at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. See the National Mall and Memorial Parks' Schedule of Events for upcoming programs.
Equally important on this symbolic landscape is the Vietnam Women’s Memorial located just north of the Reflecting Pool. The memorial was dedicated in 1993 and portrays three women caring for a fallen soldier. During the Vietnam War, women served in many different roles.