Vietnam Memorial

Cultural  

1. A monument in Washington, D.C., in honor of individuals in the American armed services who died in the Vietnam War. The memorial is a large black marble wall set below ground level on a flat part of the Washington Mall. The names of the dead are inscribed in the wall.

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Example Sentences

You go to the Vietnam Memorial and you see one name, two names, people who have died in the Vietnam War.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024

It’d be like the Vietnam Memorial, except instead of a powerful minimalist tribute to the lives of thousands of lost soldiers, it’d be a bunch of creepy little clown heads on sticks.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2022

It would go on to influence generations of artists and architects, including Maya Lin, creator of the Vietnam Memorial.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

She has lobbied the government to add her father’s name to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, along with the names of the 92 other Rangers.

From Fox News • Mar. 10, 2020

The honor included a ceremony that was held in Washington, D.C. at the Vietnam Memorial Wall.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2017