On this day in history, November 13, 1982, Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, DC
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated on this day in history, Nov. 13, 1982. The memorial is quite different than others on the National Mall — here's what to know.
The names of more than 58,000 American service members who were killed (or were missing in action) in the Vietnam War are inscribed on 70 of those panels, in order of their deaths. "On their youthful faces, faces too young to have experienced war, we see expressions of loneliness and profound love and a fierce determination never to forget." Christine Rousselle is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
At the time of its dedication, the memorial was regarded for its "revolutionary minimalist design" that appeared as "a gash on the landscape, an unhealed wound," said the website for the National Parks Service.
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