The Three Servicemen, statue by Frederick Hart, at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Britannica)
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A Life begins when we strike out on our own. We’re the spiritual warriors who adapt to the circumstances.
The Vietnam Veterans deserve to be remembered twice this Memorial Day week. The Vietnam War officially started on November 1, 1955, and ended on April 30, 1975.
Over 2.7 million American soldiers served in the Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. On-the-ground armed conflict was uniquely grueling in dense jungle terrain and guerrilla warfare. 58,220 U.S. service members were lost. The survivors didn’t come home to a ticker tape parade.
“The Three Servicemen” sculpture was installed in 1985. In 1993 the Vietnam Women’s Memorial was unveiled a short distance from the wall. The bronze sculpture, depicting three women caring for an injured soldier, recognized the work of the more than 10,000 women who served in Vietnam.
The Vietnam Women’s Memorial was established to honor the 265,000 military and civilian women who served around the world during the Vietnam War. It is the nation’s first—and still its only—memorial to military women on the National Mall.
Thank you. We honor the sacrifice.
