Unfortunately for the pentagon, the body count strategy as it came to be known in vietnam is both militarily and morally suspect. Inscribed with the name of every fallen soldier, maya lins granite wall became a sacred place for veterans. Ianieri, richard joseph lcpl marine corps bryn mawr, pa. The vietnam veterans memorial is a stunning work of art, one that was also very difficult for some people to accept at the time. Herring explained, in a war without front lines and territorial objectives, where attriting the enemy was a major goal, the body count became the index of progress. The black and white snapshot of the seven enemy soldiers was left in a box at the vietnam veterans memorial with a twopage letter. The new york city vietnam veterans memorial vietnam. To view items in the museums collections, including archives and libraries, please use our collection search. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Maya lin is the worldrenowned architect of the vietnam veterans memorial in washington, and one of the most important public artists of this century. The current memorial temple of lord bao is situated on the west bank of a beautiful lake named lord bao lake.
How maya lins vietnam war memorial broke the competition. Author eve bunting has a gift for writing about serious subjects in a way that makes them accessible to young children, and she has done just that in her picture book the wall. Often used in reference to military combat, the term can also refer to any situation involving multiple killings, such as the actions of death squads or serial killers the military gathers such figures for a. To our dismay, the viet cong had meat hooks and would clear the field after night battles. Nov 11, 2012 the website you attempted to reach has been discontinued. Vietnam veterans memorial fund, 1991 vietnam veterans memorial washington, d. Body count is a new tactical combat series game that covers five actions in vietnam starting with the earliest actions of the us operation starlite and lz xray through air cavalry actions operation pegagus, vietnamization duc lap and finally assaults on fortified areas hamburger hill. Friends who worked with kathy at the baptist memorial hospital say they believe she was murdered because she knew about clintons alleged sexual infidelities. In combat, a body count is often based on the number of confirmed kills, but occasionally only an estimate. Maya lin was 21 years old and an undergraduate at yale university when her design was chosen as the winner for the vietnam veterans memorial. The nightly body counts from vietnam on the evening news. Parts of the temple are still standing but one area is a pile of flattened. This is the second time i read this book and i wish the author had put some details about his life as an afterward in the book.
How the vietnam wars napalm girl is finally getting her. Photographer perou to release new marilyn manson book 21 years in hell marilyn mansons principal photographer perou will release 21 years in hell charting the vocalists career since 1998 get a classic rock, metal hammer or prog subscription for a new low price you can now pick up a print or digital subscription covering five issues of. As the united states honors those who served in the military on veterans day, read the story of how an unknown 21yearold architecture student, maya lin, designed one of the most moving monuments. Sikh golden temple memorial reopens old wounds in india. Her parents fled china just before the communist takeover in 1949, eventually settling in athens, ohio, where both became professors at ohio university. A spiritual journey of love between raj and geet set on the backdrop of beautiful golden temple.
Collins, 1987 vietnam veterans memorial washington, d. Of the casualties listed on the wall approximatley 1,300 remain missing in action still. The vietnam veterans memorial was the idea of a former soldier named jan scruggs. Monument almost never got built jan scruggs commemorates the 40th anniversary of the end to the vietnam war with a walk along the memorial he pioneered building. I too fought in viet nam as a 2nd lt in the marines and the first time i read this i concluded the author had to have been there as a marine officer and. A body count is the total number of people killed in a particular event. It was an experience that would be repeated throughout vietnam. The writer explained how he had grabbed the picture from the.
The inside story, in june and he included a few stories surrounding the creation of the project that may not have been heard before. One of the first vietnam memorials was born of a fathers. The organization that built the vietnam veterans memorial wall on the national mall is collecting images of. After all, if one can defeat the enemy with few casualties, or defeat the enemy with tremendous casualties, all else being equal, one would morally prefer the strategy which results in fewer casualties. The wall picture book about a visit to vietnam war memorial. The white modernist structure, with spires like a mountains peaks, was also born out of one mans grief and became an obsession for the rest of the elder westphalls life. Attrition was chosen as the strategy in vietnam because of the end goal of creating a strong buffer against the north, rather than allout invasion. Did we get daily body counts in ww2, korea, vietnam. Early last month, i sent out a collection of photos that id taken of virgil thomson back in the late 70s and throughout the 80s. Doubek released his book, creating the vietnam veterans memorial. Body counts and success in the vietnam and korean wars.
There were 10 million americans under arms during the war. Reconstructed on its original site, it is designed in the architectural style and colored patterns of the northern song dynasty. How the vietnam wars napalm girl is finally getting her scars treated 43 years later this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Discontinued website vietnam memorial, vietnam war, vietnam. The united states and vietnam, 19501975 to be a good comprehensive history of the conflict with good detailing of american side decision making. Stories of grief, love and penance live among whats left. In one of the photos, thomson sits with his friends, lou harrison and his partner bill, and two other younger men.
Vietnam body count by mushroom montoya vietnam veterans. The process of inscribing the names into stone came to the vietnam veterans memorial fund out of the blue. The friends of the vietnam veterans plaza is new york citys official vietnam veterans memorial at 55 water street. David ligare at the crocker museum, sutters fort, and californias vietnam vet memorial. The remarkable story of maya lins vietnam veterans memorial. Or, use the general site search above to find content across the museums websites. One month later, bill shelton, kathys boyfriend and a police officer who had vowed to get to the bottom of kathys murder, was also dead of a gunshot, his body dumped on kathys grave. Personal narrative of a tour of duty with the usmc in vietnam. It is a memorial dedicated to those who died in perhaps the most controversial single event in recent sikh history, the storming of the golden temple by indian security forces in 1984 after it. Fallen vietnam heroes last names beginning in i list of heroes index vietnam home page. Her design would help shape how america remembered and honored those who served and sacrificed. Vietnam govt estimates killed in vietnam war, 19601975. A few days later larissa and i were deep in the jungle climbing around the ruins of my son, a 10thcentury temple complex.
James watt, the then secretary of the interior, was one of lins primary opponents. In his creatively written memoir, vietnam body count createspace, 370 pp. The nightly body counts from vietnam on the evening news with walter cronkite as well as the extremely graphic footage of the ongoing combat, and the coverage of rfks and martin luther king, jr. David ligare at the crocker museum, sutters fort, and. Vietnam veterans memorial gettywin mcnamee how maya lins vietnam war memorial broke the competitions biggest rule go inside the classroom process that helped refine lins submission to.
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