Vietnam Memorial
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Location: Henry Bacon Dr., NW, Washington, DC |
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- The Wall commemorates the more than 58,000 Americans killed during the war
- Consists of three separate parts: the Three Soldiers statue, the Vietnam Women’s Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
- Construction began in 1982 and was completed in 1993
- Over 3 million people visit the memorial every year
- $8.4 million was raised from private donations to build the memorial
- A 21-year-old architecture student at Yale who made it as a school project designed the memorial
- The Three Soldiers statue was unveiled in 1984 to give the memorial a more traditional look.
- The Vietnam Women’s Memorial was finished in 1993
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