Vietnam Veteran Memorial

Hajdik 1 Concept, Controversy, and Commemoration: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial No war in American history not fought on American soil can claim to have as big an impact on America as a whole than the Vietnam War. The social and political divisions caused by the war changed America as a nation and especially changed those who fought in it. Despite the sacrifices of these veterans, both those who returned and those who did not, Americans on both sides forgot or even vilified those who fought, either

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is made of Black Granite. The design of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was a contest. Within the contest different U.S citizen submitted design ideas for the memorial and 8 different artists judges the entries in order to pick the best one. The wall was created by Maya Ying Lin. The wall is not extremely tall but rather is longer than most normal monuments. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall invites those visiting it to come closer and in contact with it. This is

In Mary McLeod's essay, “The Battle for the Monument: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial”, McLeod establishes the importance of participation both during the competition and after being completed because it ultimately defined the design and function of Maya Lin's design. Right from the start, the VVM competition encouraged participation from the public. For example, the competition itself was open to anyone despite their level of experience. This led to a resounding success in terms of the number of entrants

1. The artist of the memorial, Maya Lin, is an American of Asian descent who is famous for her sculptures and land art. Her most famous work, the Vietnam Memorial, was chosen in a contest, and her designs both mesmerized and angered many people. Since them, works and designs she has created for competitions have been mainly memorials and remembrances based on historical events. Her works are intended to use the natural texture and geology of the space around the monument to its advantage in its creation

telling history about the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Creation that Maya Lin created and designed, it assist one in appreciating and understanding her work. This is because Maya Lin used natural material as well as recyclable substances to address environmental issues that people could easily recognize. As an artist, environmentalist as well as sculptor, she carved haunting and beautiful imagery to represent the results of environment destruction. Maya Lin won Vietnam veterans memorial competition since she

A war memorial is any physical object created, erected or installed to commemorate those involved in or affected by a war or conflict. These memorials are important because they act as historical touchstones. They link the past to the present and enable people to remember and respect the sacrifice of those who died, fought, participated or were affected by conflict. American casualties in Vietnam began in 1959 and ended with the evacuation of Saigon in 1975. Never officially designated a war,

The veterans who fought in the Vietnam war are nothing but brave souls, and do deserve as much recognition as possible for their part in the war. There has been many mixed emotions about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. While still managing to be appropriate, it is a unique monument that does a very well job in honoring those who had fought in the Vietnam war. The idea of the memorial was chosen in a competition and the winner of that competition was 21 year-old Maya Ying Lin. Surprisingly

Making A Memory Of War: Building The Vietnam Veterans Memorial by Kristin Hass illustrates the carefully constructed nature of national memory and how this construction is a politically and socially contested process. This contestation is evident in the struggles that memorial faced at every step of its creation beginning with the lack of attention that it received, which made funding the memorial difficult. This was partially due to the unpopularity of the war and partially due to the lack of

granite walls he seems to be facing and I do not think he can escape them. I think it is interesting how he came up with that number of names at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, “58,022” (Line 14) it is so specific, its not like he actually counted them all, maybe it was just a guess or maybe he knows more then he is telling, maybe he was a Vietnam Veteran.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall has often been called a healing wall, and for some, it helped them find some closure an their time fighting in an unpopular war. A group of 24 veterans from three years, 13 of them from the Vietnam War, traveled from Shreve to Washington, D.C., as part of an Honor Bus Trip to see the military memorials on a three-day trip, returning Sunday night. For Roger Pennell, an Air Force veteran and commander of the American Legion Post in Shreve, it was