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.

Visit the National Park Service's Vietnam Veterans Memorial page and its Korean War Veterans Memorial page to find out more. DC Monuments and Memorials Night Tour (5965 reviews) DC National Mall ...

More than 50 years ago, many Vietnam veterans were met with scorn and protests when they came home. Now, many of these ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KFYR ... from the airport to the memorials. For many, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was the most emotional ...

the Washington Monument, the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Approximately 25 million people visit each year to experience this unique collection of ...

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 ...

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.