Vietnam Wall Panels

The walls are supported along their entire length by 140 concrete pilings driven approximately 35 feet to bedrock.

Vietnam wall panels.

Inscribed dots in the margins of every other panel mark every 10 lines to aid in counting. Some names were recently added to the wall. They meet at an angle of 125 degrees 12 minutes and point exactly to the northeast corners of the washington monument and lincoln memorial. Vietnam veterans memorial wall panel arrives in fall river.

The panels are numbered beginning from the center out toward the ends of each wall. The vietnam veterans memorial wall usa website is dedicated to honoring those who died in the vietnam war. Click a date or panel number below to see the names on that panel of the wall. Locate the line on which the name is inscribed.

To learn about us and how you can help maintain this site. The west wall is on the left when standing facing the vertex and the east wall is to the right. Click on any name to see that person s memorial page on the virtual wall. The east wall nov 21 1957 to may 25 1968.

The panel numbers are inscribed at the bottom of each panel. There is a pathway along the base of the wall where visitors may walk. Index to panels of the vietnam veterans memorial wall. At the bottom of this page you can read about.

Later panel 9 e point to any name for the line number and casualty date of the first name on the line. The wall usa is a non profit endeavor maintained by veterans of the 4th battalion 9th infantry regiment for the benefit of all. Count down from the top of the panel. Each wall of the vietnam veterans memorial is 246 feet 8 inches long.

Each wall has 72 panels 70 listing names numbered 1e through 70e and 70w through 1w and two very small blank panels at the extremities. Casualty dates 6 2 1966 through 7 6 1966. Panel 1 w west wall. Goode monday sep 21 2020 at 12 00 pm.

Panel 01e of the vietnam veterans memorial. The wall originally listed 57 939 names when it was dedicated in 1982. Fall river after a motorcade escort through the city the first of 140 panels with. Casualty dates 10 21 1957 through 6 6 1965.

The panel pages link to memorial pages for each person. However other names have since been added and as of may 2018. American veterans traveling tribute avtt custom builder engraver of the traveling vietnam memorial wall designer builder of the cost of freedom tribute. Panel 7 e earlier.

Later panel 2 e point to any name for the line number and casualty date of the first name on the line.