Searching a loved Ones Name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
by Jim Fitzpatrick
Title
Searching a loved Ones Name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Artist
Jim Fitzpatrick
Medium
Photograph - Color Photography
Description
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C. It honors U.S. service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War, service members who died in service in Vietnam/South East Asia, and those service members who were unaccounted for (Missing In Action) during the War.
Its construction and related issues have been the source of controversies, some of which have resulted in additions to the memorial complex. The memorial currently consists of three separate parts: the Three Soldiers statue, the Vietnam Women's Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, which is the best-known part of the memorial.
The main part of the memorial, which was completed in 1982, is in Constitution Gardens adjacent to the National Mall, just northeast of the Lincoln Memorial. The memorial is maintained by the U.S. National Park Service, and receives around 3 million visitors each year. The Memorial Wall was designed by American architect Maya Lin. The typesetting of the original 58,195 names on the wall was performed by Datalantic in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2007, it was ranked tenth on the "List of America's Favorite Architecture" by the American Institute of Architects.
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June 11th, 2013
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Comments (58)
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… AMERICAN MEMORIAL DAY - WEEK REMEMBERING! F/L
Gary F Richards
Spectacular Searching a Loved One at Vietnam Veterans Memorial composition, lighting, shading, excellent colors and artwork! F/L voted
Mary Machare
You have captured the powerful emotion evoked by the memorial in this wonderful composition. Excellent work! LF
Don Wright
I've never had the privilege of seeing the actual wall, but have seen a traveling version and about lost it on the spot. Our involement in Viet Nam didn't really take off until I'd been out of the Navy for a spell, but it still infuriates me the way so many of our young men and women were treated as pariahs.
Jim Fitzpatrick
Wow! Thank you so much Hanne! It was just starting to rain again that day so I quickly took that shot without having the time I hoped to have.
Hanne Lore Koehler
Spectacular capture, Jim!!! Very emotional composition - reflections of the past with an eye to the future! V/F