Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a 3 acre (12,000 m2) 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 or 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 Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, which is the best known part of the memorial.