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Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

Photo by NotLiz
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VIETNAM WAR

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

  • Yale University Student
Photo by profzucker
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MAKING OF THE MONUMENT

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THEME OF THE WALL

Bringing the visitors into The Wall
Photo by Ed Yourdon
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Juxtaposition

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

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

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

  • More relevant than ever
  • Recognizes the tragedies the soldiers went through
  • Way of getting to know fallen grandparents
Photo by Bernardo Fuller
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Personal story

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

Themovingwall.org
Photo by kslovesbooks
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WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

Photo by John H Gray

Alexis Reddy