How the Vietnam wall paved the way for Korean War, WWII memorials
1,086 views · Published 30 June 2015 · 2:04 · Indexed 30 October 2026
Channel: Stars and Stripes · 2015 · News & Politics
Jan Scruggs, founder and former president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, finds it humorous that the building of war memorials in Washington D.C. has proceeded in reverse fashion from Vietnam backwards. The success of the VVM, Scruggs says, created a desire for other monuments of war, which has led to the creation of memorials for the Korean War, then World War II, and now plans are under way to build one for World War I. Where will it end? Scruggs half-expects one to be built for the Spanish-American War. Produced by Carlos Bongioanni / Stars and Stripes Read the story at: http://www.stripes.com/news/special-reports/vietnam-at-50/jan-scruggs-legacy-etched-in-the-stone-of-vietnam-wall-ready-to-retire-1.355373
More from this channel
-
4:31
Vietnam War airman is posthumously awarded Medal of Honor
-
1:50
Rolling Thunder XXIII rumbles into D.C in honor of Memorial Day
-
3:17
Medal of Honor presentation for Robert Miller
-
3:46
Segs4VetsF2.avi
-
3:41
USO Gala 2010 Washington DC
-
2:53
35th Marine Corps Marathon
-
4:32
Ground is broken for disabled veterans memorial in Washington
-
5:09
Veterans Day 2010