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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

Photo by NotLiz

VIETNAM WAR

  • 1959-1975
  • U.S. Involvement 1963
  • 58,000 U.S. troops killed or missing
Photo by Steve Sawyer

MAYA LIN

  • Yale University Student
Photo by profzucker

MAKING OF THE MONUMENT

THEME OF THE WALL

Bringing the visitors into The Wall
Photo by Ed Yourdon

Juxtaposition

  • Located in a park
  • Between Washington Monument and Lincoln Memorial
  • Controversy
Photo by beggs

Pathos

  • Emotions
  • Controversy on the justice
Photo by The U.S. Army

Ambiguity

  • Difference among preexisting memorials
  • Simplicity
Photo by angela n.

RELEVANCY TODAY

  • More relevant than ever
  • Recognizes the tragedies the soldiers went through
  • Way of getting to know fallen grandparents

Personal story

  • John D. Bass
  • Larry E. Francis
  • Robert D. Unrue
Photo by janerawson

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Photo by John H Gray