Memorial pages honoring vietnam war casualties, listed by their last names.
How Are The Names Of The Vietnam Wall Organized. The typesetting of the original 58,195 names on the wall was performed by datalantic in. The vietnam memorial wall was designed by american architect maya lin.
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They will explain how & why names are added. Today, the wall stands as a highly respected icon of american sacrifice that is visited by millions each year. It borders the people's republic of china to the north, laos to the northwest, and cambodia to the southwest.
Preparing to cut another name into the black granite of the vietnam veterans memorial wall, engraver jim lee carefully positions a stencil and a sandblasting on sunday, the vietnam veterans memorial fund will host a ceremony at the memorial in recognition of the 13 veterans whose names they added.
The as one walks the wall slowly, examining the ineffably american names, one is struck by the same recurring surnames. Vietnam was called văn lang during the hùng vương dynasty, âu lạc when an dương was king. Adding a name to the wall. What was the vietnam war about?
