Vietnam War Memorial

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Vietnam Memorial 'Wall of Faces' Is Now Complete

Virtual wall has a photo for each of more than 58K fallen service members

(Newser) - After an effort that involved thousands of volunteers over more than two decades, organizers say the virtual Wall of Faces is complete, with at least one photo for each of the more than 58,000 US military service members whose names are on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in Washington,...

Long-Lost Army Buddies Learn They Are Neighbors

Basic training pals reunite nearly 50 years later in Detroit

(Newser) - A Detroit man who long pondered the fate of his old Army buddy found him in the oddest of places: living practically next door for the last 18 years. Dave Brown heard that his basic training buddy Roger Watson had been wounded in Vietnam, which was true—Watson lost a...

Man Runs One Mile for Every Fallen Vietnam Vet: 58K

Michael Bowen, 65, began tribute in 1982

(Newser) - Runner Michael Bowen completed a special mile yesterday—he has now run one for each of the more than 58,000 US vets who didn't come home from the Vietnam War. The 65-year-old Michigan man began the tribute in 1982 and has been running regularly ever since, despite colon...

NAACP Blasts MLK Sculptor
NAACP Blasts MLK Sculptor
Nov 28, 2007 11:29 AM CST

NAACP Blasts MLK Sculptor

Says Chinese artist hails from, glorifies abusive country

(Newser) - California’s NAACP chapter has condemned the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial planned for the National Mall, saying the choice of a Chinese artist “is in direct opposition to Dr. King’s philosophy.” Lei Yixin not only hails from the country “with the worst record of human...

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