A national effort is underway to collect the personal background behind all the names on the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C.. Reporter Taylor Thacker explains…
To focus on those from the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, today known as The Wall, in Washington, D.C., was dedicated in 1982. We will always remember the half million troops deployed to Vietnam and The Wall honors more than 58,000 men and women who unfortunately did not return. The newest event for The Wall is the “Call for Photos,” tied to the Faces Never Forgotten campaign, encouraging friends and families of veterans, as well as every citizen, to ensure that the memories and stories of those listed on The Wall are never forgotten. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund hopes to acquire the photographs of vets who are listed on The Wall in Washington, DC. There are still over 26,551 names without faces or even a back story on the Wall and this event is hoping to give every Vietnam service member the honor of being fully remembered as a person and not just a name. For information on the The Wall or submitting a photo, visit www.vvmf.org or call 866-990-WALL.
