The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is much more that a chrevron-shaped wall of polished black granite, more that the sum of the 58,183 names engraved on its mirror-like surface. For tens of thouseands of Vietnam Veterans and their families it has become a place of healing, an altar of memory, a hallowed ground.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c. ) - pictorial works, war memorials - united states

This book is dedicated to those who never made it home from Vietnam, both the living and the dead, and to the people who love them so very, very much.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c.), vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography

On Veteran Day 1982, a unique monument was dedicated on the Mall in Washington D.C. vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c. ) - pictorial works, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - collectibles

On May 9, 1990, a bottle of Jack Daniels, a ring with a letter, a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, A baseball, a photo album, an ace of spades, and a pie were some of the objects left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c.), funeral rites and ceremonies - united states, purple heart, bronze star

On Veteran Day 1982, a unique monument was dedicated on the Mall in Washington D.C. vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c. ) - pictorial works, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - collectibles

Jan Scruggs started and directed the enormously successful effort to create a national memorial honoring those Americans who served their country in the Vietnam War.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c.), vietnam war, 1961-1975, united states

They walk as if on hallowed ground. They touch the stone. They speak with the dead. They come to mourn and to remember, memory mixing with grief, making an old ritual new, creating in this time another timeless moment.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c. ) - pictorial works

Certificate of Authenticity. Original Granite from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It reads: This is to certify that this granite piece is from the original granite used to construct the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982. The Memorial was established by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc, (VVMF), the nonprofit, charitable organization incorporated on April 27, 1979, by a group of Vietnam veterans. See media file for more informationBoxed piece of black granite from the original granite used to construct the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982 in the USA. It comes with a certificate of authenticity.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c.), certificate of authenticity, vietnam veterans memorial fund