A groundbreaking ceremony for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is held in Washington, D.C.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

U.S. national memorial in Washington, DC

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the U.S. armed forces who served in the Vietnam War. The two-acre (8,100 m2) site is dominated by two black granite walls engraved…