Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
James Reston, Jr. and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund founder Jan Scruggs talked about the memorial’s creation. Mr. Reston is the author of A… read more
James Reston, Jr. and Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund founder Jan Scruggs talked about the memorial’s creation. Mr. Reston is the author of A Rift in the Earth: Art, Memory, and the Fight for a Vietnam War Memorial. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, designed by architect and Yale University student Maya Lin, was dedicated on Washington, D.C.'s National Mall in 1982. close
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