The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall

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Could you ever imagine a world without honoring those who fought for our country, or living without our ancestors milestones from many years ago? What if there was no proof of Christopher Columbus sailing across the ocean, or Johnny Appleseed planting trees. What if there were no memorials?

The Vietnam Veterans Wall, memorializes the sacrifice that normal everyday people gave to protect our great world. The Veterans Memorial Wall is located in Washington, D.C. Founded by Jan Scruggs, who served in Vietnam in 1969-1970. The wall was then designed by Maya Ying Lin. When the wall was first built their were only 57,159 names of fallen soldiers, soldiers that are missing in action, or soldiers that have made it home safely. Every year names are

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