The Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C. on the morning of October 8, 2006. Wikipedia
Faces Of The Vietnam War: Lives Of Fallen Soldiers Celebrated On Virtual Wall That Aims To Eventually Display All 58,286 American Victims -- Daily Mail
* Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund was set up in 1979 to remember the Americans who lost their lives during the conflict
* The result was the 'Faces Never Forgotten' memorial which has become known as The Wall in Washington
* Photographs of the servicemen and women have now been uploaded to an online database
* The memorial fund are hoping to have a photograph for every service member who died by 2015
For 30 years a campaign group has been tirelessly gathering photographs of the 58,286 American servicemen and women who died during the Vietnam War.
Based in Washington, D.C. the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund was set up by a group of veterans who wanted to create a memorial from the American people for those who lost their lives during the conflict between 1965 and 1973.
The result was the 'Faces Never Forgotten' memorial - also known as The Wall - which shows the sheer magnitude of American casualties and serves as a place where family and friends of those who lost their lives can remember their loved ones.
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WNU Editor: Here are some related links:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page -- also a Registry
Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- Wikipedia
Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- Official NPS Website
Virtual Wall
Interactive Vietnam Veterans Memorial
View The wall
Photos of the Wall at "Sites of Memory"
The History Of The Wall
Vietnam Veterans Home Page
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