Vietnam Veterans Memorial facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
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Visitors at the wall in January 2005
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 Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Location in Central Washington, D.C.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Location in the United States
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| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Established | November 13, 1982 |
| Visitors | 3,799,968 (in 2006) |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
| Website | Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
| Architect | Maya Lin |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000285 |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1982 |
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, also called the Wall, honors the men and women who died in the Vietnam War. It is a black granite wall which has the names of every American killed in the war. It was designed by Maya Lin in 1981 and is in Washington, DC.
Images for kids
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The Three Soldiers by Frederick Hart
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The Main Navy and Munitions Building site, with the Munitions buildings behind the Navy building
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall with Christmas ornaments
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Various items left at "The Wall".
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"The Wall That Heals" at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2016
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An aerial photograph of "The Wall" taken on April 26, 2002, by the United States Geological Survey. The dots visible along the length of the angled wall are visitors. For a satellite view of the Wall in relation to other monuments, see Constitution Gardens.
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One panel of The Wall, displaying some of the names of fallen U.S. service members from the Vietnam War.
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A U.S. Marine at Vietnam Memorial on July 4, 2002
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The Moving Wall at Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia
