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 * War lasted 21 years.
 * Went from 1954-1975
 * Memorial there to represent all the men and women who fought in the Vietnam War
 * US fought with Southern Vietnam against Northern Vietnam who wanted communism
 * Most visited monument today
 * Construction of memorial started on March 26,1982 and was finished November 11,1984
 * The Vietnam War was very popular with the US citizens because it costed a lot of money (167 billion dollars a year) and only 1/3 of the military were volunteer soldiers... the other 2/3 were draft
 * Maya Lin, a student at Yale, was chosen to be the architect of the memorial after she entered a contest with over 1400 other submissions.
 * The memorial was designed in 3 parts
 * The Wall: two triangular stones at a 125 degree angle, statrs at 8" to 10'. It is a reflecting wall that symbolizes the past and the present. Caused great controversy because it wasn't traditionally white and didn't look like other memorials because it was black.
 * 3 Servicemen: an African American man, a Hispanic, and a white man remember their comrades together
 * The Women's Memorial: honors the women who were in service; symbolizes healing and hope
 * Over 58000 names are engraved no the Wall