For decades after his military service, Bruce Whipple would take his mobile museum filled with Vietnam-era items to military shows, schools and air shows. The 75-year-old, who served in the Vietnam ...
In 1979, Congress grants a Vietnam War veterans' committee the right to build a memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C., dedicated to American soldiers killed in the conflict in Vietnam.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Wall and Mobile Education ... left at The Wall in D.C.; a replica of the In Memory plaque; a map of Vietnam and a chronological overview of the Vietnam War.
One of the most moving war memorials, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial – or "the Wall," as it's commonly referred to – is a long black granite wall with the names of more than 58,000 Americans ...
President Ronald Reagan wasn't coming because of what the White House called "security concerns" and so it fell to a veteran who had been a prisoner of war for more than eight years to represent ...
The wall honors over 3 million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War and bears the names of ...
Map: How many veterans live in the DMV? While the day was about thanks, commemorations and honors, for some it was also about a brighter tomorrow for veterans. “[We’re] just trying to make ...
Photo courtesy Janna Hoehn After more than two decades and a herculean effort by a Maui woman, photos of all service members whose names are inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial have been found.
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — After more than a decade, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is on its way to Warner Robins. It sits at the intersection of Watson Boulevard and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Parkway.
In 1979, Congress grants a Vietnam War veterans' committee the right to build a memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C., dedicated to American soldiers killed in the conflict in Vietnam.