Vietnam Memorial

Cultural  

1. A monument in Washington, D.C., in honor of individuals in the American armed services who died in the Vietnam War. The memorial is a large black marble wall set below ground level on a flat part of the Washington Mall. The names of the dead are inscribed in the wall.

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Example Sentences

You go to the Vietnam Memorial and you see one name, two names, people who have died in the Vietnam War.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024

Philip Kennicott asserted in his Nov. 20 Arts & Style Critic’s Notebook column, “The Vietnam memorial blazed a path that no one followed,” that Maya Lin’s Vietnam Memorial was creative and groundbreaking.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2022

She has lobbied the government to add her father’s name to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, along with the names of the 92 other Rangers.

From Fox News • Mar. 10, 2020

On Saturday, McCain’s procession pauses by the Vietnam Memorial and heads for Washington National Cathedral for a formal funeral service.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2018

The honor included a ceremony that was held in Washington, D.C. at the Vietnam Memorial Wall.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2017