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Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial - The Inside Story (Paperback)
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Creating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial - The Inside Story (Paperback)
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Since its dedication in 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has
become an American cultural icon symbolizing the war in
Vietnam--the defining experience of the Baby Boom generation. The
black granite wall of names is one of the most familiar media
images associated with the war, and after three decades the
memorial remains one of the nation's most visited monuments. While
the memorial has enjoyed broad acceptance by the American public,
its origins were both humble and contentious. A grassroots effort
launched by veterans with no funds, the project was completed in
just three and a half years. But an emotional debate about
aesthetics and the interpretation of heroism, patriotism and
history nearly doomed the project. Written from an insider's
perspective, this book tells the complete story of the memorial's
creation amid Washington politics, a nationwide design competition
and the heated controversy over the winning design and its creator.
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