Vietnam Veterans of America Southwest Montana

Helping Veterans, Communities, & Those Serving In Harm's Way 

 

Facebook

  • HOMEClick to open the HOME menu
    • Federal Charter
    • VVA 788 Charter
    • National VVA
    • Montana VVA
    • Our Legacy
    • Veteran's Creed
    • Application For Membership
    • 20th VVA National Convention
  • ABOUT USClick to open the ABOUT US menu
    • Welcome Home
    • Associates of Vietnam Veterans of America
    • VVA 788 Honor Guard
    • VVA Photos/Stories
    • Chapter Website of the Year
  • CALENDAR
  • THE SPRINGS ANNUAL CAR SHOW
  • VETERANS OUTREACH GOLF TOURNAMENT
  • NEWSROOMClick to open the NEWSROOM menu
    • Millions of Vets Sickened by Burn Pits, Toxins Closer to Care as Bill Moves
    • 22nd Annual Memorial Day Parad
    • Service dogs play vital role helping veterans, others in need
  • 40th Anniversary of The WallClick to open the 40th Anniversary of The Wall menu
    • Letter to a fallen son
    • The Names of All My Heroes
    • With Respect
    • Vietnam War Memorial Bozeman, MT
    • 6th Grade Student
    • Remembering Military Dogs
  • The VVA VETERAN ONLINEClick to open the The VVA VETERAN ONLINE menu
    • Speak Out! Am I A Real Vietnam Veteran?
    • Veterans Agains Drugs
  • COMMUNITY OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPSClick to open the COMMUNITY OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIPS menu
    • Still Serving
    • 2021 Red Kettle Campaign
    • Letter of Support for Missouri River Drug Task Force
    • 2021 Dec 31 Letter to the Editor
    • 2021 Hope & The Holidays
    • 2021 Bell Ringing
    • 5TH Annual Veterans Outreach Golf Tournament
    • HRDC Warming Center
    • Partnerships
    • Southwest Montana Veterans' Home
  • Flag Retirement Service
  • VETERANS ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST MONTANAClick to open the VETERANS ALLIANCE OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA menu
    • Southwest Montana Veterans Cemetery
  • WHAT HEROES DOClick to open the WHAT HEROES DO menu
    • In The LIne of Duty...
  • FEDERAL AND STATE BENEFITS FOR VETERANSClick to open the FEDERAL AND STATE BENEFITS FOR VETERANS menu
    • Montana VA Health Care System
    • TRAVIS W. ATKINS VA CLINIC
    • Agent Orange
    • Gallatin County Veteran Benefit
    • National Cemetery Administration
    • NDAA
    • VA MISSION ACT
    • VA Urgent Care
    • VA Travel Pay Reimbursement
    • Veteran Affairs Liaison
  • Chaplain's RoomClick to open the Chaplain's Room menu
    • 2022 Honoring & Remembering Ronn Gjestson
    • 2022 Military Service for Harry Armstrong
    • 2021 Honoring Our Own
    • Chaplains In The Vietnam War
  • Mental HealthClick to open the Mental Health menu
    • DOG TAG BUDDIES
    • OVERWATCH PROJECT +
    • VA Mobile Apps For Mental Health
    • Reboot Recovery
    • Writing to Heal
  • V.E.T.S. CourtClick to open the V.E.T.S. Court menu
    • V.E.T.S. Court Graduation
  • VETERAN HOMELESSNESSClick to open the VETERAN HOMELESSNESS menu
    • HRDC Warming Center
  • VETERAN OWNED BUSINESSES
  • 50th AnniversaryClick to open the 50th Anniversary menu
    • A Vietnam Novel
    • Ghosts of Vietnam
    • Good Morning Vietnam!
    • Grace Of The Montagnards
    • Long Daze at Long Binh
    • Poor Man's War
    • Second-Place Hero
    • The Three Servicemen
    • Vietnam Voices
    • Vietnam War
    • Vietnam War Photos
    • "Wisconsin War Stories: Vietnam"
    • What It Was Like to Be Drafted
  • POW/MIAClick to open the POW/MIA menu
    • Welcome Home Sergeant First Class, Harold P. Haugland
    • In Loving Tribute
  • VIETNAM WOMEN'S MEMORIALClick to open the VIETNAM WOMEN'S MEMORIAL menu
    • VVA Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2020..2022 ArchivesClick to open the 2020..2022 Archives menu
    • 2022 Gold Star Families Memorial Dedication
    • 2022 Memorial Day Parade
    • 2020 Memorial Day
    • 2020 Ringing The Bell
    • 2020 Wreaths Across America
    • 2021 Memorial Day
    • 2021 A Summer Night
  • Resource CenterClick to open the Resource Center menu
    • Certificate Of Honor Program
    • Healing Waters
    • Heroes & Horses
    • Hire A Vet
    • Veteran Tuition Waiver
    • Warriors & Quiet Waters
  • Donations to VVA 788Click to open the Donations to VVA 788 menu
    • Donations to Gold Star Familiess Memorial Monument
  • Contact Us

 

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WALL

 

In 1982, when the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was built and dedicated, a promise was made to never forget those who served and sacrificed in the Vietnam War.This year marks 40 years since that promise was made and The Wall has become the symbol for an enduring legacy of healing, remembrance, and education.

 

Vietnam Veterans Memorial stands as a symbol of America’s honor and recognition of the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in the Vietnam War. Inscribed on the black granite walls are the names of more than 58,000 men and women who gave their lives or remain missing. The Memorial is dedicated to honor the courage, sacrifice and devotion to duty and country of all who answered the call to serve during one of the most divisive wars in U.S. history.

 

 

 

The Wall

Deliberately setting aside the controversies of the war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the men and women who served when their Nation called upon them. 

A little history most people will never know: 

  • There are 58,267 names listed on the polished black Wall.
  • The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date, and within each date, the names are alpabetized.
  • There are three sets of fathers and sons on the Wall.
  • The largest group, 33,103 were 18 years old.
  • One soldier, PFC Dan Bullock was 15 years old.
  • 907 soldiers were killed on their first day in Vietnam.
  • 1,448 soldiers were killed on their last day in Vietnam.
  • Eight Women are on the Wall; Nursing the wounded.
  • 244 soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War; 153 of them are on the Wall.
  • The most casualty deaths for a single month was May 1968; 2,415 casualties were incurred.

For most Americans who read this will only see the numbers that the Vietnam War created.  To those of us who survived the war, and to the families of those who did not, we see the faces, we feel the pain that these numbers created.  We are, until we too pass away, haunted with these numbers, because they were our friends, fathers, husbands, wives, sons and daughters.  There are no noble wars, just noble warrriors.

 


 

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial stands as a symbol of America's honor and recognition of the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in the Vietnam War.

 Inscribed on the black granite walls are the names of more than 58,000 men and women who gave their lives or remain missing.

Yet the Memorial itself is dedicated to honor the "courage, sacrifice and devotion to duty and country" of all who answered the call to serve during the longest war in U.S. history.

 




Wall of Faces 

 

THE VIRTUAL WALL

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington DC honors those who died in the Vietnam War.

Their relatives and friends leave letters, poems, and photographs at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and on this web site.

We bring the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to your home to help remember the sacrifices of the fallen and their families.

 

 

A Tribute to Vietnam Veterans

 

 

 

 



Facebook