In 1979, Congress grants a Vietnam War veterans' committee the right to build a memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C., dedicated to American soldiers killed in the conflict in Vietnam.

One of the most moving war memorials, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial – or "the Wall," as it's commonly referred to – is a long black granite wall with the names of more than 58,000 Americans ...

President Ronald Reagan wasn't coming because of what the White House called "security concerns" and so it fell to a veteran who had been a prisoner of war for more than eight years to represent ...

Photo courtesy Janna Hoehn After more than two decades and a herculean effort by a Maui woman, photos of all service members whose names are inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial have been found.

"And the world just wasn't ready for us," said Gensemer, President of Chapter 131 of Vietnam Veterans of America. "17 years later, they dedicated this memorial, and that's when the healing started." ...

For decades after his military service, Bruce Whipple would take his mobile museum filled with Vietnam-era items to military shows, schools and air shows. The 75-year-old, who served in the Vietnam ...

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — After more than a decade, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is on its way to Warner Robins. It sits at the intersection of Watson Boulevard and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Parkway.

Eden Prairie erected a memorial at Purgatory Creek Park to honor military veterans. Now it is the site of yearly Memorial Day ceremonies, and it is admired as one of the best ...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – Myrtle Beach city leaders received an update on Tuesday into the design plan for the future Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The proposal for the memorial was first ...

In 1979, Congress grants a Vietnam War veterans' committee the right to build a memorial on the Mall in Washington, D.C., dedicated to American soldiers killed in the conflict in Vietnam.