Vietnam Veterans Memorial

    58,220 American casualties in the Vietnamese War. As a result, a 2-acre memorial was built in Washington DC. The memorial is located at the National Mall. In the memorial, there is a black granite wall with the names of all the known personnel killed in the war. Next to the names on the wall, there is either a diamond, meaning they are dead, or a cross, meaning they are missing in action (MIA). If someone who is MIA is found, then a diamond is superimposed over the cross.

    Also at the memorial, there is a statue of three servicemen. The three soldiers represent the three major ethnic groups who fought in the war, European American (center), African American (right), and Latino American (left). The Three Servicemen statue looks across to the names of those who have fallen.

    Finally, there is a women's memorial to remember all the women who helped in the war, especially the nurses. The memorial depicts three women helping out a wounded soldier.