953 nut 70,178 #1 Posted 12 hours ago November 13, 1982, Near the end of a weeklong national salute to Americans who served in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of veterans of the conflict. The long-awaited memorial was a simple V-shaped black-granite wall inscribed with the names of the 57,939 Americans who died in the conflict, arranged in order of death, not rank, as was common in other memorials. 1 1 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 2,519 #2 Posted 48 minutes ago There was a portable Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall. It is a half size version of the one in Washington D.C. We were privileged to visit it when it was set up in a nearby town. It was very humbling and a good number of folks got to experience it who otherwise will never likely get to Washington D.C. I just googled it (AV Wall) and learned that one year ago (November 12, 2025) it was retired. We've been fortunate to visit the Washington D.C. memorial as well as the portable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
