nominated
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I initially thought the Korean War Memorial was a new part of the Viet Nam Memorial as I approached from the west (the rear of the patrol). it was close to midnight and I was alone
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remember the original Viet Nam memorial - the " chevron " cut into the ground with its reflective panels -
Visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial | Washington.org
as I understand the story, due to its " uniqueness " more was added
statutes in a more " traditional " memorial
and a memorial to those women who served and supported -
" 3. The memorial was originally quite controversial.
Many people commended Lin’s winning design, with a former ambassador to South Vietnam calling it a “distinguished and fitting mark of respect” and the New York Times saying it conveyed “the only point about the war on which people may agree: that those who died should be remembered.” But others lambasted it as an insult. Author Tom Wolfe called it “a tribute to [anti-war activist] Jane Fonda,” Vietnam veteran Jim Webb, a future U.S. Senator, referred to it as “a nihilistic slab of stone,” and political commentator Pat Buchanan accused one of the design judges of being a communist. Some critics even resorted to racially insulting Lin, the daughter of Chinese immigrants. Eventually, a compromise was reached—against Lin’s wishes—under which a U.S. flag and a statue of three servicemen were dedicated near the wall in 1984. Nine years later, yet another sculpture was added of three women caring for an injured soldier. Not only did the controversy quickly quiet down, but the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has since become both widely praised and wildly popular. “It is still far and away the greatest memorial of modern times—the most beautiful, the most heart-wrenching, the most subtle, and the most powerful,” a Vanity Fair commentator wrote earlier this year. "
6 Things You May Not Know About the Vietnam Veterans Memorial - History in the Headlines
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by the time I registered for the draft (March 1975) it was pretty much over