The original Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.. Founded by the non-profit Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the memorial features 140 panels and the names of 58,276 who were either killed in action or who are missing in action. (COIURTESY PHOTO)
The original Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.. Founded by the non-profit Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the memorial features 140 panels and the names of 58,276 who were either killed in action or who are missing in action. (COIURTESY PHOTO)
CONWAY — According to a handout provided by Tim Tetz of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, the “Wall That Heals” and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington both feature 140 numbered panels, with 700 names on the largest panel and five names on the shortest.
Names are arranged in order of date of casualty and alphabetically on each day, beginning at the center with Panel 1E (under 1959), ending above the 1975 on 1W. The first and last casualties are side by side at the apex of the Memorial.
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