vietnam veterans memorial

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Definition of vietnam veterans memorial in English English dictionary

two long walls made of polished black stone which are arranged in a V-shape on the Mall (=park area) in Washington, D.C. The walls have more than 58,000 names carved on them, which is to remind people of all the US soldiers who died in the Vietnam War or never returned from Vietnam. Monument in Washington, D.C., designed by Maya Lin. It consists of two low, black granite walls that meet to form a wide V shape. Engraved on the mirrorlike surface are the names of the more than 58,000 U.S. dead and missing-in-action who served in the Vietnam War, listed by date of casualty. When Lin's abstract design was announced, several veterans groups and others protested; eventually a traditional statue depicting three servicemen with a flag was commissioned, to stand at the entrance to the site. Since its dedication in 1982, the controversial wall has become one of the city's most visited and most affecting tourist attractions

Hyphenation

Vi·et·nam veterans me·mo·ri·al

Turkish pronunciation

vietnäm vetrınz mımôriıl

Pronunciation

/vēˌetˈnäm ˈvetrənz məˈmôrēəl/ /viːˌɛtˈnɑːm ˈvɛtrənz məˈmɔːriːəl/