Vietnam+Memorial QL

=Vietnam Memorial=


 * It was founded by Jan Scruggs
 * He wanted the memorial to acknowledge and recognize the service and sacrifice of all who served in Vietnam
 * The memorial wall was completed in late October and dedicated on November 13, 1982
 * The official name is "The Vietnam Veterans memorial. it is referred "VVM"
 * On march 11, 1982, the design and plans got approved and work on the monument began on March 26, 1982
 * The memorial was designed by an undergraduate at Yale University, Maya Ying Lin. She was born in Athens, Ohio in 1959.
 * Her parents fled from China in 1949 when Mao-Tse-tung took control of China.
 * she is a native-born american citizen.
 * Her name appears on the memorial.
 * there is a total of 58,272 names listed on the memorial. approximately 1200 of these are listed as missing
 * The names are in chronological order, according to the date of causality within each day, the names are alphabetized
 * It is made out of black granite from Bangalore, India