Vietnam Women's Memorial

Vietnam Women's Memorial
Vietnam Women's Memorial in 2008.
Location	National Mall Washington, D.C. United States
Established	1993
Governing body	National Park Service

The Vietnam Women's Memorial is a memorial dedicated to the women of the United States who served in the Vietnam War, most of whom were nurses. It serves as a reminder of the importance of women in the conflict. It depicts three uniformed women with a wounded soldier. It is part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and is located on National Mall in Washington D.C., a short distance south of The Wall, north of the Reflecting Pool.

It was designed by Glenna Goodacre and dedicated on November 11, 1993.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vietnam Women's Memorial.

Vietnam Women's Memorial Foundation
The women who died in the war
Noonie Fortin's list of US women lost in Vietnam
Donut Dollie Diary, a site about Susan McLean and Ginny Kirsch
C-Span Video: Dedication ceremony

Landmarks of Washington, D.C.

Memorials	Adams African American Civil War Air Force Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument Mary McLeod Bethune Boy Scout James Buchanan Signers of the Declaration of Independence D.C. War Albert Einstein Emancipation John Ericsson The Extra Mile First Division James A. Garfield Ulysses S. Grant Holocaust Museum Holodomor Genocide Memorial Jefferson Memorial John Paul Jones Korean War Veterans Law Enforcement Officers Lincoln Memorial Lyndon Baines Johnson Grove Japanese-American Patriotism in World War II Martin Luther King, Jr. George Mason George Meade Navy Navy - Merchant Marine Peace Monument Pentagon Second Division Robert A. Taft The Three Soldiers Franklin Delano Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Island Taras Shevchenko Oscar Straus Titanic Veterans Disabled for Life Victims of Communism Vietnam Veterans Vietnam Women's Washington Monument Daniel Webster World War II

Planned	Adams Memorial Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial General Francis Marion Memorial Gold Star Mothers Monument National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial National Liberty Memorial Peace Corps Monument World War I

Former	Rainbow Pool

Other	U.S. Capitol Capitol Reflecting Pool Constitution Gardens Healy Hall Immaculate Conception Basilica Islamic Center Jefferson Pier Kennedy Center Library of Congress Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Lincoln's Cottage at Soldiers' Home National Archives National Cathedral Smithsonian Institution Supreme Court Building White House Zero Milestone

Related	National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission

Public art in Washington, D.C. (Outdoor sculpture, American Revolution Statuary, Civil War Monuments, commemorating African-Americans)

Coordinates: 38°53′25″N 77°02′49″W / 38.8904°N 77.0469°W / 38.8904; -77.0469

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Vietnam Women's Memorial

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