Monuments | Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
About the Episode
Meet Jan Scruggs, the Vietnam Veteran who led the fight for a national memorial that would heal both his fellow veterans and the nation. The winner of the design competition was an unknown architecture student named Maya Lin, whose design offered an emotional and participatory way to honor the fallen.
Aired:
07/16/18
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