The Vietnam Memorial Wall is a place to honor our Vietnam Veterans. They fought for us in the Vietnam War and risked their lives for this country. They have given us the freedom we have and what we are able to do with our lives. Veterans are heroes to us because the hardships they faced and the freedom they gave up fighting for our country. Just because veterans don’t consider themselves as heroes, they are in our world.

            The Vietnam Wall isn’t just a monument; it is a place to honor our Vietnam Soldiers. Jan Scruggs, the founder of the wall, was an infantry corporal from 1969-1970. He wanted to honor and acknowledge the veterans that fought in the war. Happily, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc decided to fund the because they didn’t want any Vietnam Veterans to have to pay. The construction started in March 1982 and ended in October 1982. Respectfully, 5 million people visit the wall each year and honor the veterans whose names are engraved. Honorably there are about 58,000 Vietnam Veterans on the wall. I personally did visit this monument, and people show them respect, place flowers, and are quiet while honoring our Vietnam War Veterans. It is a very sad monument to visit.

            We should honor veterans every day because they are our heroes. They might say they aren’t, but they are. Veterans have risked their lives for us. They have fought in many wars for the United States. The importance of giving them respect is that whether or not in times of world peace, veterans and their families risked their lives to serve for our country and the ideals we tend to love. Respectfully, veterans placed their lives on the line to shield our freedom. Most veterans didn’t want to serve and protect us here in the United States, but they still did.

“Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his country’s cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause.” -Abraham Lincoln

So, to the veterans from the past, present, and future please keep up what you are doing and thank you.