Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC honors over 58,000 US military personnel who died or went missing during the Vietnam War. Initially controversial, the memorial's minimalist design by Maya Lin was criticized but later accepted. It became a place of healing for veterans and families, marking a shift in how America remembers its war dead. The memorial is now known as 'the wall that heals' for its therapeutic impact on veterans.

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