1. What were four major criteria for the design of the Memorial?
2. What was the name of the area where the statue is located?
3. How are the names arranged on the wall?

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Slowly and deliberately he ran  his fingers over the name etched in black marble "William Crowley." He was perhaps 50 years old and one could tell he had gotten dressed in his best clothes, including suit, tie, freshly shaved and combed his hair. He stood back, saluted the name and bowed his head in prayer. After about five minutes he gazed at the name with tears in  his eyes and slowly bent and picked up an old battered yellow bag. He turned around, closed his eyes, raised his face to the sun and stood silently in private reflection.

The Vietnam Memorial lists all the names of people who died or are MIA. It is a Memorial that moved all of us. But most moving was the Veteran who came to pay tribute to a fallen friend. - Mrs. Conzelmann

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