Actually, they are representative of the soldiers who fought in Vietnam. One is a Marine, the others are Army or possibly Airforce (we both wore the same uniform in Vietnam. One is Hispanic, one Black, one Caucasian. One is an officer, the others are enlisted.
There was an uproar among veterans after the Vietnam Memorial was dedicated calling it "The Black Gash of Shame." In response, the three soldiers statue was added to represent living veterans of the Vietnam War. More recently, a statue to represent the women who served was added.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is the primary part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It also consists of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, and the Three Soldiers statue. The memorial was designed by Maya Ying Lin.
The Vietnam Memorial, a black reflective granite wall with the names of all the Americans killed in the Vietnam War enscribed. It is on the Mall near the Lincoln Memorial end of the reflecting pool.
There are three primary traveling wall operations. One is maintained by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, headed by Jan Scruggs - the originator of the Vietnam Memorial. It is called "The Wall That Heals," and is based in Washington, D.C. "The Moving Wall" is operated by Vietnam Combat Veterans, Limited out of White Pine, Michigan. "The Traveling Memorial Wall" is based in Brevard County, Florida in an organization of the same name.
Washington DC. The Vietnam War Memorial is located in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. There is a traveling version of the wall, however, that traverses the US allowing visitors to experience the wall without visiting the capital.
During a tour to Vietnam. I visited a North Vietnamese cemetery. I noticed that the headstones were about three feet apart . The dead soldiers were buried standing up just as soldiers are in formation . Soldiers standing forever .
There are two different bronze statue areas, The Three Soldiers and the Vietnam Women' Memorial, which consists of three nurses and a wounded soldier. So there are seven soldiers present at the Memorial.
It is The Three Soldiers
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall; the "Three Servicemen"; and the "Women Nurses."
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall is the primary part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It also consists of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, and the Three Soldiers statue. The memorial was designed by Maya Ying Lin.
The Vietnam Memorial, a black reflective granite wall with the names of all the Americans killed in the Vietnam War enscribed. It is on the Mall near the Lincoln Memorial end of the reflecting pool.
The official name of the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C. is the "Vietnam Veterans Memorial." It is also referred to as "the Wall." The figures of the servicemen by the Wall are called "The Three Servicemen." The memorial is different than most war memorials. It is not a memorial to the war but is a memorial to all who served in Vietnam, both dead and those still living.
The black granite walls are of the Vietnam Veterans memorial in Washington, DC. The Three Soldiers is a bronze sculpture by the late Frederick Hart. They "stand guard" over their fallen comrades memorialized on The Wall. It is also called "Three Servicemen".
There are three primary traveling wall operations. One is maintained by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, headed by Jan Scruggs - the originator of the Vietnam Memorial. It is called "The Wall That Heals," and is based in Washington, D.C. "The Moving Wall" is operated by Vietnam Combat Veterans, Limited out of White Pine, Michigan. "The Traveling Memorial Wall" is based in Brevard County, Florida in an organization of the same name.
The Vietnam Womens Memorial is one of the three parts that make up the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; it is a statue consisting of two nurses (most women in the Vietnam War were nurses, making these nurses a symbol) and an injured man in one of the nurse's arms.
The Thomas Jefferson Memorial The Lincoln Memorial & The Washington Monument
Three presidential memorials are: the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, and the Jefferson Memorial. There is also a fourth memorial for Franklin Roosevelt, his memorial is has the only presidential pet to be memorialized.
well the three of the memorials are the washington monument, lincoln memorial, and the jeffereson memorial.