A veteran salutes the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Photo credit: Scott McLeod Because of you, VVMF can carry out its mission to honor and preserve the legacy of service in America and educate all generations about the impact of the Vietnam War and era. A few highlights of what we accomplished in 2023 because of YOU: Hosted nearly four million visitors at The Wall in Washington, D.C., including many veteran and student groups met by VVMF staff for tours and help with name rubbings. Recognized the repatriation of three service members on The Wall who were accounted for in 2022 and changed statuse ..read more

Since the Vietnam War ended, thousands of Vietnam veterans have suffered each year due to Agent Orange exposure, PTSD/suicide, cancer and other causes related to their service. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s (VVMF) In Memory program honors those who returned home from Vietnam and later died. VVMF is proud to announce that we’ll be inducting 566 Vietnam veterans into the In Memory program. We look forward to honoring these veterans who returned home from Vietnam and later died. For more information on In Memory and this year’s ceremony, visit: www.vvmf ..read more

Since the Vietnam War ended, thousands of Vietnam veterans have suffered each year due to Agent Orange exposure, PTSD/suicide, cancer and other causes related to their service. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s (VVMF) In Memory program honors those who returned home from Vietnam and later died. VVMF is proud to announce that we’ll be inducting 568 Vietnam veterans into the In Memory program. We look forward to honoring these veterans who returned home from Vietnam and later died. For more information on In Memory and this year’s ceremony, visit: www.vvmf ..read more

Since the Vietnam War ended, thousands of Vietnam veterans have suffered each year due to Agent Orange exposure, PTSD/suicide, cancer and other causes related to their service. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s (VVMF) In Memory program honors those who returned home from Vietnam and later died. VVMF is proud to announce that we’ll be inducting 567 Vietnam veterans into the In Memory program. We look forward to honoring these veterans who returned home from Vietnam and later died. For more information on In Memory and this year’s ceremony, visit: www.vvmf ..read more

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Photo credit: Scott McLeod Because of you, VVMF can carry out its mission to honor and preserve the legacy of service in America and educate all generations about the impact of the Vietnam War and era. A few highlights of what we accomplished in 2022 because of YOU: As part of the 40th anniversary: As part of the 40th anniversary and for only the seventh time in The Wall’s history, VVMF hosted the Reading of the Names of each of the 58,281 names inscribed on The Wall. For 65 hours over four days – names were read by nearly 2,000 volunteers reading a list of 30 ..read more

In 2022 – we’re commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Throughout the year, we’re highlighting lists of 40 things related to the Vietnam war/era. For the final month, we’ve compiled 40 photos from the 1982 Dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: A program from the 1982 Dedication laid at the base of The Wall.A view of the George Washington Monument during the Dedication Ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on November 13, 1982.Once the Dedication ceremony was over, visitors were able to get an up-close view of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on November 13 ..read more

Hovering U.S. Army helicopters pour machine gun fire into a tree line to cover the advance of South Vietnamese ground troops in an attack on a Viet-Cong camp 18 miles north of Tay Ninh, near the Cambodian border, March 1965. (AP Photo/Horst Faas) In 2022 – we’re commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Throughout the year, we’re highlighting lists of 40 things related to the Vietnam war/era. This month, we’ve compiled 40 terms from the Vietnam War: 1.     ARVN The “Army of the Republic of Vietnam” was the main fighting force of the Republic of V ..read more

A lot has been said about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial over the last 40 years – and it hasn’t always been good. Controversy surrounded the Memorial in the beginning. Today, we look back on some of the things that have been said about the Memorial – from its earliest days as just an idea to today. From the famous to the everyday visitor – The Wall impacts everyone who visits. 1 – “No efforts can provide compensation, of course, to the Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam. For them, perhaps, a national monument is in order to remind an ungrateful nation of what it has done to ..read more

The Wall of Faces, vvmf.org/wall-of-faces VVMF recently announced that at least one photo had been found for each of the 58,281 service members listed on The Wall. This effort was completed for dozens of dedicated volunteers across the country. Over the next seven days, we’re highlighting the stories of some of these volunteers in their own words about what it meant for them to take part in this effort. Today we highlight: Janna Hoehn My journey with the Wall of Faces By Janna Hoehn In 2011, I heard about the Faces Never Forgotten/Wall of Faces project on our local news station when they ..read more

The Wall of Faces, vvmf.org/wall-of-faces VVMF recently announced that at least one photo had been found for each of the 58,281 service members listed on The Wall. This effort was completed for dozens of dedicated volunteers across the country. Over the next seven days, we’re highlighting the stories of some of these volunteers in their own words about what it meant for them to take part in this effort. Today we highlight: Norm Murray My journey with the Wall of Faces By Norm Murray My wife and I attended the Veterans Day ceremony at The Wall in 2014, and that is where I met Ann Delp who ..read more