The Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial : The Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial By Madison Weingardt
*deep, emotional scars left upon the relatives of the veterans who died *could slowly heal from the help of a special memorial : *deep, emotional scars left upon the relatives of the veterans who died *could slowly heal from the help of a special memorial
On July 1, 1980 President Carter authorized the construction of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial : On July 1, 1980 President Carter authorized the construction of the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial *had a design competition in 1981 to see what design best fit the cause
*the winner Ling Lin’s vision was to create a V shaped wall with over 58,000 veterans’ names who died across it.
*Became known as “The Wall”
*a sculptor by Frederick Hart of 3 American soldiers was added to make it more traditional
Slide 4 : The sculptor of 3 American soldiers that was added to the memorial.
November 11, 1993, the Vietnam Women’s Memorial was constructed : November 11, 1993, the Vietnam Women’s Memorial was constructed The sculptor of 3 nurses aiding a wounded soldier, and it was created by Glenna Goodacre
a diamond next to the person’s name meant they were killed, a cross indicates they went missing, and if the cross is circled it shows their bodies were identified and no longer missing. : a diamond next to the person’s name meant they were killed, a cross indicates they went missing, and if the cross is circled it shows their bodies were identified and no longer missing.
Vietnam veterans : Vietnam veterans *the veterans were quite surprised to find out they were outcasts
*Rather than being appreciated many hated them
*not only did it help heal the hurting, but also gave honor to the Vietnam veterans