Why are Vietnam vets dying so fast? (Reuters Health) – Higher than average death rates among Vietnam War veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suggest that combat trauma may still be affecting veterans' health even decades after the war, according to a new study.Mar 1, 2021
The list starts and ends at the vertex (apex), beginning at the date 1959 (with first two names listed from the date of July 8, 1959) and the inscription (IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR.
Eight Women's Names Are Among the Thousands on the Vietnam Memorial Wall. But, even as Americans pause on Memorial Day to remember those who have been killed in combat, the sacrifices of women service members have often been obscured.May 27, 2021
The names of soldiers who were dead had a diamond symbol by their name and those missing in action had a plus symbol. The color black was chosen, not as a symbol of defeat, but to symbolically represent the earth. Granite was chosen since it could withstand the tests at the time.
The design aroused a great deal of controversy, reflecting the lack of resolution of the national conflicts over the war as well as the lack of consensus over what constituted an appropriate memorial at the end of the 20th century.
March 29, 1973 - The last remaining American troops withdraw from Vietnam as President Nixon declares "the day we have all worked and prayed for has finally come." America's longest war, and its first defeat, thus concludes.
Current Status of Unaccounted-for Americans Lost in the Vietnam War
| Vietnam | Total |
|---|
| Original Missing | 1,973 | 2,646 |
| Repatriated and Identified | 729 | 1,062[1] |
| Remaining Missing | 1,244 | 1,584 |
The diamond symbol denotes that the service member is known dead or presumed dead; the cross symbol or plus symbol denotes that the service member was missing or prisoner status when The Wall was built in 1982 and remains unaccounted for today.
As of 2015, more than 1,600 of those were still “unaccounted-for.†The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) of the U.S. Department of Defense lists 687 U.S. POWs as having returned alive from the Vietnam War. North Vietnam acknowledged that 55 American servicemen and 7 civilians died in captivity.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall provides one of the National Mall's most powerful scenes. In truth, the “wall†is actually made up of two identical walls that each stretch 246 feet and 9 inches, containing more than 58,000 names.
Approximately 2,700,000 American men and women served in Vietnam. It was the first war in which the US failed to meet its objectives.
Army Major Dale Buis' name is etched into the granite half an inch tall, no bigger or smaller than any of the others. It is more notable, perhaps, only because his was the first name engraved into The Wall.Jun 18, 2014
Vietnam War Indexes and Records on the Internet
- Interactive Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Fold3 (free) you can search for names and view images from the wall; you can also leave tributes.
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Website includes a searchable database of names on the wall.
Fact: Assuming KIAs accurately represented age groups serving in Vietnam, the average age of an infantryman (MOS 11B) serving in Vietnam to be 19 years old is a myth, it is actually 22. None of the enlisted grades have an average age of less than 20. The average man who fought in World War II was 26 years of age.
The Wall That Heals is a program of VVMF, the nonprofit organization that built the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 1982. The Wall That Heals is the only traveling exhibit affiliated with The Wall in Washington, D.C. and includes the largest Wall replica that travels the country.
It is one of the many ways we can and should honor them.†Vietnam War Veterans Day is Sunday, March 29, a day set aside to remember the service of all Vietnam veterans. The day is also a reminder to honor that senior citizen wearing a Vietnam veteran hat, by telling him or her “welcome home.â€Mar 24, 2020
The sculpture's 3 soldiers represent the diversity of the US military by including a Caucasian, African American, and Latino American whose service branch is intentionally ambiguous. Together, they face the Wall of the fallen.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as having flashbacks, upsetting memories, and anxiety following a traumatic event. It was first officially recognized as a mental health condition in 1980, only five years after the end of the Vietnam War.Jun 22, 2016
