Keywords: US Navy 050308-N-0295M-012 The Washington Monument is reflected in the black granite wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.jpg en Washington D C Mar 8 2005 The Washington Monument is reflected in the black granite wall of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D C The memorial designed by Maya Ying Lin was dedicated in Nov of 1982 The V-shaped memorial consists of two 250-foot black granite walls with the inscriptions of over 58 000 U S men and women s names that were killed or missing in the Vietnam War The memorial serves as a testament to the sacrifice of American military personnel during the Vietnam War U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J McLain RELEASED 2005-03-08 050308-N-0295M-012 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 22534 U S Navy photo by Photographer s Mate 2nd Class Daniel J McLain PD-USGov-Military-Navy Vietnam Veterans Memorial |