Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, dedicated in 1982, is a black granite wall which "bears the names of more than 58,000 men and women who were killed or declared missing during the Vietnam War."

Also referred to as The Wall, the Memorial is located at Bacon Drive and Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. The Memorial, managed by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, is open to the public daily from 8 a.m. to midnight. It is only closed on December 25 of each year.

Contact information
National Mall & Memorial Parks 900 Ohio Drive SW Washington, DC 20024 Visitor information: 202 426-6841 Website: http://www.nps.gov/vive/

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Gathering of Eagles
 * Peter S. Prichard - Board member

External articles

 * Michael E. Ruane, "Oily Substance Found on the Wall," Washington Post, September 12, 2007.
 * Tom Blumer, "Vietnam War Memorial Defaced a Week Ago; Park Service Reluctant to Tab as Vandalism," NewsBusters, September 16, 2007.

Websites

 * TheMovingWall.org.
 * TheWall-USA.com.
 * VirtualWall.org.