Deliberately setting aside the controversies of the war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the men and women who served when their Nation called upon them. The designer, Maya Lin, felt that “the politics had eclipsed the veterans, their service and their lives.” She kept the design elegantly simple to “allow everyone to respond and remember.”
2010 Wall Interventions
Six names have been added to the Vietnam Veteran Memorial Wall. They will be officially introduced during the May 31, 2010 Memorial Day Observance. More...
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center Site Analysis
To view the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Center Site Analysis, please visit our park partner's Website.
Three Servicemen Statue Restoration
The National Park Service and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund partnership has begun a two-month project to restore the Three Servicemen Statue at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The work will be accomplished between May 24, 2010 and August 13, 2010; no work will be done on weekends or holidays. Read the press release.
National Mall and Memorial Parks 900 Ohio Drive SW
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Climate
Washington has a temperate climate typical of the Mid-Atlantic U.S., with four distinct seasons. Summer tends to be very hot and humid. Spring and fall are mild. Winter can bring cold temperatures, frozen precipitation and, on occasions, major snowstorms.
Did You Know? The Japanese Cherry Trees were presented as a gift from Japan to the United States. The 1912 planting ceremony for the trees included First Lady Helen Herron Taft and Vicountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador. more...
