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The names on the Wall, originally numbering 57,939 when it was dedicated in 1982, are listed in the chronological order of the dates of casualty. [9] Additional names have been added throughout the years since: as of May 2018 there are 58,320 names. The number of names on the wall differs from other counts of U.S. Vietnam War deaths.
The Virtual Wall is an online Vietnam War memorial. The website opened on March 23, 1997 and is run by the not-for-profit organization, www.VirtualWall.org Ltd. The Virtual Wall has a separate memorial page for each casualty remembered. Each memorial page may contain one or more photographs, remembrances, graphics of military unit patches and ...
The CD contains the names of the 58,196 American soldiers who died or were missing in action in the Vietnam War. [3] It is narrated by Adrian Cronauer , the Armed Forces Radio disc jockey Robin Williams portrayed in the film Good Morning, Vietnam .
Surname, First name(s) Rank Service Unit Operation/Battle Name Location Circumstances of loss Recovery status May 30: Gerber, Daniel A: Civilian: South Vietnam, Ban Me Thuot: One of three Christian missionaries abducted by the Vietcong from the Ban Me Thuot Leprosarium [12] Unaccounted for [13] May 30: Mitchell, Archie E: Civilian: South ...
South Vietnam, Quảng Trị Province: Door gunner on a UH-1H helicopter #69-16717 hit by anti-aircraft fire on a search and rescue mission and crashed, he was trapped in the helicopter which was seen to explode [2] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] January 20: Edwards, Harry J: Specialist: US Army: 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment
Engraved in the wall are the names of soldiers who died fighting overseas. Near the highway, an American flag waves, above messages of valor. Over 58,000 Americans died in the Vietnam War.
The U.S. government has used the archive’s online search engine to find documents relating to prisoners-of-war during their time in Vietnam. [20] In 2001, the Vietnam Archives established the Vietnam Virtual Archive with the aim of putting many documents online to facilitate free and easy access through the Internet.
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