The Living Wall Vietnam

The wall usa is a non profit endeavor maintained by veterans of the 4th battalion 9th infantry regiment for the benefit of all.

The living wall vietnam.

The moving wall is the half size replica of the washington dc vietnam veterans memorial and has been touring the country for thirty plus years. To learn about us and how you can help maintain this site. The vietnam veterans memorial stands as a symbol of america s honor and recognition of the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in the vietnam war. This traveling memorial stands as a reminder of the great sacrifices made during the vietnam war.

In an effort to further preserve the legacy of those who sacrificed all in vietnam vvmf is committed to finding a photo to go with each of the more than 58 000 names on the wall. The virtual wall of faces features a page dedicated to honoring and remembering every person whose name is inscribed on the vietnam veterans memorial in washington d c. Welcome to the traveling wall. Has the names listed in chronological order by date of loss.

Our wall is a 3 5 scale of the vietnam memorial in washington dc it stands six feet tall at the center and covers almost 300 feet from end to end. The vietnam veteran s memorial wall inspired over 60 songs showing how the war has been represented in subsequent decades performed by professional musicians and vietnam veterans. The moving wall since 1984 the traveling half size replica of the vietnam veterans memorial. The vietnam veterans memorial wall usa website is dedicated to honoring those who died in the vietnam war.

It was made for the purpose of helping heal and rekindle friendships. The songs present patriotic tributes to the names on the wall the perspective of families and friends as well as recriminations and anti war sentiment. The memorial is dedicated. These alphabetical indexes are for your convenience but do not represent the order of names on the wall.

Inscribed on the black granite walls are the names of more than 58 000 men and women who gave their lives or remain missing. When john devitt attended the 1982 dedication in washington he felt the positive power of the wall he vowed to share that experience with those who did not have the opportunity to go to washington. Dedicated in 1993 the vietnam women s memorial pays tribute to the more than 265 000 women who served during the vietnam era.