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The [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] in Washington, DC, USA, has the names of more than 58,000 American military men and women who died in the [[Vietnam War]] carved into its black granite surfaces. Annually, thousands of relatives and friends of those who died leave photographs, letters, poems, and other remembrances at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The US National Park Service is the caretaker of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and picks up and stores those mementos. |
[[Image: Vietnamveteransmemorial.jpg |thumb|120px|left|Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] The [[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]] in Washington, DC, USA, has the names of more than 58,000 American military men and women who died in the [[Vietnam War]] carved into its black granite surfaces. Annually, thousands of relatives and friends of those who died leave photographs, letters, poems, and other remembrances at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The US National Park Service is the caretaker of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and picks up and stores those mementos. |
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[http://www.virtualwall.org The Virtual Wall] is the name of an internet web site where visitors may leave similar remembrances to the fallen of that war for other electronic visitors of today and future generations to view and read. [http://www.virtualwall.org The Virtual Wall] opened on March 23, 1997 and is run by the not-for-profit organization, www.VirtualWall.org Ltd. |
[[Image: Thevirtualwallfrontpage.jpg |thumb|120px|right|[http://www.virtualwall.org The Virtual Wall] is the name of an internet web site where visitors may leave similar remembrances to the fallen of that war for other electronic visitors of today and future generations to view and read. [http://www.virtualwall.org The Virtual Wall] opened on March 23, 1997 and is run by the not-for-profit organization, www.VirtualWall.org Ltd. |
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Relatives or friends of a casualty wishing to post a remembrance on [http://www.virtualwall.org The Virtual Wall] complete an electronic form on the web site and/or send photographs by email to the volunteers who maintain the site. There is no fee for the service and the organization does not accept donations. |
Relatives or friends of a casualty wishing to post a remembrance on [http://www.virtualwall.org The Virtual Wall] complete an electronic form on the web site and/or send photographs by email to the volunteers who maintain the site. There is no fee for the service and the organization does not accept donations. |
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There is a separate memorial page for each casualty remembered on [http://www.virtualwall.org The Virtual Wall]. |
[[Image: Thevirtualwallamemorialpage.jpg |thumb|120px|left|A typical memorial page]]There is a separate memorial page for each casualty remembered on [http://www.virtualwall.org The Virtual Wall]. |
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Each memorial page may contain one or more photographs, remembrances placed by several persons, graphics of military unit patches and awards, citations of awards for valor, and a synopsis of the incident that caused the loss of life. |
Each memorial page may contain one or more photographs, remembrances placed by several persons, graphics of military unit patches and awards, citations of awards for valor, and a synopsis of the incident that caused the loss of life. |
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[[Image: Thevirtualwallfacesoffreedom.jpg |thumb|120px|right|Faces of Freedom]] |
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Individual memorial pages can be found on [http://www.virtualwall.org The Virtual Wall] using the site's search facility or by various index pages by last name, home of record, military unit, or which panel of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial contains the name. On November 11, 2000, The Virtual Wall began the [http://www.virtualwall.org/faces Faces of Freedom] project to collect photographs of all the Vietnam War casualties and use thumbnail sized photographs of the casualties as a pictorial index. Clicking on a photograph takes the visitor to the personal memorial page for that man or woman. |
Individual memorial pages can be found on [http://www.virtualwall.org The Virtual Wall] using the site's search facility or by various index pages by last name, home of record, military unit, or which panel of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial contains the name. On November 11, 2000, The Virtual Wall began the [http://www.virtualwall.org/faces Faces of Freedom] project to collect photographs of all the Vietnam War casualties and use thumbnail sized photographs of the casualties as a pictorial index. Clicking on a photograph takes the visitor to the personal memorial page for that man or woman. |
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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, USA, has the names of more than 58,000 American military men and women who died in the Vietnam War carved into its black granite surfaces. Annually, thousands of relatives and friends of those who died leave photographs, letters, poems, and other remembrances at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The US National Park Service is the caretaker of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and picks up and stores those mementos.
[[Image: Thevirtualwallfrontpage.jpg |thumb|120px|right|The Virtual Wall is the name of an internet web site where visitors may leave similar remembrances to the fallen of that war for other electronic visitors of today and future generations to view and read. The Virtual Wall opened on March 23, 1997 and is run by the not-for-profit organization, www.VirtualWall.org Ltd. Relatives or friends of a casualty wishing to post a remembrance on The Virtual Wall complete an electronic form on the web site and/or send photographs by email to the volunteers who maintain the site. There is no fee for the service and the organization does not accept donations.
There is a separate memorial page for each casualty remembered on The Virtual Wall.
Each memorial page may contain one or more photographs, remembrances placed by several persons, graphics of military unit patches and awards, citations of awards for valor, and a synopsis of the incident that caused the loss of life.
Individual memorial pages can be found on The Virtual Wall using the site's search facility or by various index pages by last name, home of record, military unit, or which panel of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial contains the name. On November 11, 2000, The Virtual Wall began the Faces of Freedom project to collect photographs of all the Vietnam War casualties and use thumbnail sized photographs of the casualties as a pictorial index. Clicking on a photograph takes the visitor to the personal memorial page for that man or woman.
Another index page on The Virtual Wall is called the Height of Valor. It is a directory to the personal memorial pages of those who earned America’s highest military honors: the Medal of Honor, the Service Crosses, and the Silver Star Medal.
The Virtual Wall has been the catalyst for thousands of contacts between relatives and military buddies of a casualty. Persons who place a remembrance on The Virtual Wall may leave their email address directly on the casualty’s memorial page or request an anonymous forwarding service.