By: D’Angelo
The idea of the Vietnam Memorial Wall was founded by Jan Scruggs, Vietnam Veteran. The Vietnam Veteran Memorial Fund raised nearly $9,000,000 for the wall. There are currently 58,272 names on the wall. The Vietnam Memorial is only for the dead who served in Vietnam.
Mr. Scruggs at the dedication ceremony.
Construction on the Vietnam Memorial Wall began March 16,1982. The Wall was dedicated on November 13,1982. The designer of the wall was Maya Ying Lin. The wall was made of black granite. Frederick Hart designed the sculpture. The design is a “park within a park�. The names on the wall are carved by machines. And the walls are created of 142 panels. The sculpture Frederick Hart designed.
Ms. Maya Ying Lin, designer of the wall.
There are 1,200 pow’s or mia’s inscribed on the wall. More than 150,000 items are left at the Wall each year. 120 million people have visited since 1982.
ď‚— I have a great uncle that was sent to the Vietnam War.
While he was in the Vietnam War he got killed. Most of my family were sad. I want to honor him by including him in my presentation.
This is a picture of my great uncle, Hervy A., that died in the Vietnam War. His name is located on Panel 21E, Row 20 of the Vietnam Memorial Wall.
ď‚— They built the Vietnam Wall to honor the people who
fought and died in the Vietnam War. Even though the names of the people who survived aren't on the Wall, they are still honored by the people around them.