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monument, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Vietnam Veterans Memorial, national monument in Washington, D.C., honoring members of the U.S. armed forces who served and died in the Vietnam War. The memorial, located near the western end of the Mall, is a black granite V-shaped wall inscribed with the names of more than 58,000 men and women who were killed or are missing in action. It was designed by American architect and sculptor Maya Lin. Vietnam Veterans MemorialSection of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, designed by Maya Lin, dedicated 1982; in Washington, D.C.Sherry Talbot—iStock/Thinkstock As a senior at Yale University, Lin entered a nationwide competition sponsored by the ...(100 of 358 words)

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