Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, also called the Wall, honors the men and women who died in the Vietnam War. It is a black granite wall which has the names of every American killed in the war. It was designed by Maya Lin in 1981 and is in Washington, DC.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Visitors at the wall in January 2005
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Location	Washington, D.C., United States
Coordinates	38°53′28″N 77°2′52″W
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Established	November 13, 1982
Visitors	3,799,968 (in 2006)
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	Vietnam Veterans Memorial
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Monument
Architect	Maya Lin
NRHP reference No.	01000285[1]
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1982