Commemorating 35 Years of Healing: A Look Back
A LOOK BACK AT 2017 Because of you, VVMF is able to carry out its mission to honor and preserve the legacy of service in America and educate all generations about the impact… Continue reading
Category Archive: The Education Center at The Wall
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War, Grief, Healing: The Wall That Heals tells the story of Vietnam
Compiled and written by Jason Bain, Senior Collections Curator and Ashley Barnes, Assistant Collections Curator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection. The Wall That Heals, VVMF’s half-scale Wall replica and mobile Education Center, has… Continue reading
Beyond the Names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Students Find Their Photos
The structure that holds the names of the more than 58,000 fallen veterans is powerful to all who visit it. More than 30 years after The Wall’s dedication, VVMF has made significant ground on its biggest… Continue reading
Australia Commemorates Vietnam Veterans Day, 50 Years Since First Deployment
The statement below is credited to the Australian Government, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs. Today, 18 August, is Vietnam Veterans Day in Australia, the day on which the service of the 60,000 Australian men and women who… Continue reading
Wall of Faces Launches for Australian Fallen on ANZAC Day
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) is pleased to announce the launch of its Virtual Wall of Faces for the Australian fallen on April 25, 2015, also known as a day of remembrance… Continue reading
Sharing the Legacies of Vietnam Veterans: Spotlight on Wall Volunteer Dan Kirby
Co-written by Kalli McCoy Since its dedication in 1982, The Wall has been a solemn place to reflect, honor, and remember. It holds the names of those who gave all for their country… Continue reading
50 Years Later, Vietnam Still Matters
March 8, 2015 marked 50 years since the first brigade-strength U.S. Marine unit arrived in Vietnam. On March 8, 1965, nearly 5,000 Marines from the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade landed to defend the American air… Continue reading
Items Left at The Wall Tell Stories of Healing, Loss
The Wall has become a sacred place where millions have come to reflect, remember, and heal from a war that is still affecting a nation today. Many are moved to leave items for the… Continue reading
Founder of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Announces Retirement
Jan C. Scruggs, the Vietnam veteran who led the movement to build The Wall and established the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), has announced his retirement. On June 30, 2015, Scruggs will step down… Continue reading
10 ways to honor veterans in 2015
2014 was great to VVMF. Fourteen U.S. service members took their rightful place next to their fallen brothers and sisters on The Vietnam Veterans Memorial during our Name Additions on Mother’s Day Ceremony.… Continue reading
