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

Opened in 2015, one relatively recent monument that shares the qualities that Mr. Kennicott values in the Vietnam Memorial is the Holodomor Memorial near Union Station.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 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

Christie, it all started with a vision of what he wanted to see in the area - a replica Vietnam Memorial Wall.

From Washington Times • Aug. 21, 2019

On Saturday, McCain’s procession pauses by the Vietnam Memorial and heads for Washington National Cathedral for a formal funeral service.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2018