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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 or remain missing ...
The Vietnam Women's Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the nurses and women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War. It depicts three uniformed women with a wounded male soldier to symbolize the support and caregiving roles that women played in the war as nurses and other specialists. It is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and ...
Theodore Green Apothecary. / 37.7742; -122.4374. Theodore Green Apothecary, also known as Green's Pharmacy, [2] is a historical building built in 1889, located at 500–502 Divisadero Street in San Francisco, California. [3] [4] It has been listed as a San Francisco Designated Landmark since 1986. [5] As of 2022, the building operates as a ...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (New Mexico) Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Olympia, Washington) Vietnam Veterans Memorial Bridge (Richmond) Vietnam Veterans Plaza. Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Park. Vietnam War Memorial (Milwaukie, Oregon) Vietnam Women's Memorial. Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos Veterans Memorial. Virginia War Memorial.
features a rectangular fountain basin and stone wall inscribed with the names of those who died during the Vietnam War. According to the Smithsonian Institution, which surveyed the monument as part of its "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program: "This memorial is dedicated to veterans from all branches of the armed services who served in Vietnam.
Portal. v. t. e. United States involvement in the Vietnam War began shortly after the end of World War II in Asia, first in an extremely limited capacity and escalating over a period of 20 years. The U.S. military presence peaked in April 1969, with 543,000 American military personnel stationed in Vietnam. [ 1]
March 27, 2024 at 5:56 PM. The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall exhibit held its opening ceremony Wednesday morning at the Ussery-Roan Texas State Veterans Home in Amarillo with special guests to ...
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 [ A 1] to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and a major conflict of the Cold War. While the war was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, the north was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other ...