Vietnam War Memorial

When we go to D.C., we will see the Vietnam War Memorial. The statues were built in honor of all the brave men and women in the Vietnam War who either gave their lives or lived through those necessary bloody battles to tell their stories. They made their way back and should have been worshipped and treated as heroes, but were they? NO! American civilian protesters welcomed them home by trying to beat them up, spitting on them, kicking them, and disrespecting them. They were only in their twenties and thirties and civilians did that to them! I hate to think that some people around me are disrespectful and actually hate the Armed Forces. Disgusting isn’t it? Well, the people that designed these memorials thought so too. They designed and built the Vietnam War Memorials almost as an apology, although they themselves did not disrespect the soldiers in any way.

The designers of the Vietnam War Memorial’s motive were for the soldiers disrespected by Americans to salute the soldiers because they knew what a terrible time they had in the war. So they came up with the idea to honor our old troops (Veterans) by designing a memorial for them in 1982. There are several memorials including the wall of names and several statues dedicated to several different types of American people who served within the Armed Forces.

There are many types of memorials that are for the Vietnam War, but perhaps the most noticeable of all are the statues. Each are symbolic for different reasons and divisions in the Armed Forces at that time.

The wall of names is a list of all the soldiers who were killed in battle, missing in action, or killed by accident. Sadly. Many troops were caught in battle alive and tortured for answers. They were trained not to talk, so they would kill them on sight. It was horrible. But it happened so they honored their sacrifice by naming them on this wall.
By:  Scott and Michael