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.

Maya Lin is a contemporary Asian-American artist and architect best known for her powerful Vietnam Veterans Memorial (1982) in Washington ... Somewhere between science and art, art and architecture, ...

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 ...

It was poignant and bittersweet for the Vietnam veterans who arrived at Wickham Park this week for the opening ceremony of the Vietnam Traveling Memorial, many of them carrying with them the ...

The National Veterans Art Museum is hosting an exhibit of 58,300 dog tags, one for each member of the U.S. armed services killed in the Vietnam War. Called the 'Above and Beyond Memorial,' the ...

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.

The Aiken County Vietnam War Memorial has a new home. At 9:54 a.m. Friday, a crew lifted the memorial from its base in the median at the intersection of Laurens Street and Edgefield Avenue so it ...

PERRYVILLE — For Vietnam veteran John Swan, an October journey to Missouri's National Veterans Memorial was more than just a day trip — it was a chance to find the recognition he didn’t ...

NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. — The La Salle Institute and Troy will host the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica “The Wall That Heals” in June. The Wall, a three-quarters scale of the monument in DC ...

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - The City of Myrtle Beach wants the community to weigh in on plans for a memorial honoring Vietnam ...