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Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Constitution GardensWashington D.C. (District of Columbia)
United States Geological Survey satellite image of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
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The names of the nearly 58,000 Americans who died in Vietnam or who remain unaccounted for are inscribed on the walls in chronological order.
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Landmark Trivia
- The designer of the memorial was Maya Ying Lin.
- The memorial is formed by two polished black granite walls, each 246.8 feet long, meeting at an angle of approximately 125 degrees and forming an open wedge.
- The memorial was opened to the public on November 13, 1982.
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