If he perished in Vietnam, his name should already be there.
See info column on the website: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
See website: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
On the site: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall; the information column will explain those names.
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They built their own Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
The official name of the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C. is the "Vietnam Veterans Memorial." It is also referred to as "the Wall." The figures of the servicemen by the Wall are called "The Three Servicemen." The memorial is different than most war memorials. It is not a memorial to the war but is a memorial to all who served in Vietnam, both dead and those still living.
The wall.
More than likely, many veterans are in wheelchairs, confirm with their website: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
The website, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall gives that information.
Haya Taya Tow, designer, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall website has a complete glossary for those terms/symbols.
The site: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall; information column will answer that question.
A circle on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is meant to go over a cross or diamond symbol when a veteran currently on the wall has proven to be alive. A circle should not contain a cross; rather, the plus should be chiseled around to create a circle ("grow" into a circle, if you will).
They are showing that they remember their fallen comrades.
The names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall website, will also list their home states.
Maya Ying Lin