Vietnam Veterans of America Southwest Montana
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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.
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.
