Vietnam Memorial

The Vietnam Memorial was completed in 1982, and is a testimony to the one of the most important wars fought by United States soldiers. It is a very moving sight to behold - especially when you consider how many people gave their lives in that conflict.

The memorial is basically a wall with names on it

It's a very popular attraction - for obvious reasons

Was the war really worth this scale of loss?

The photos are of those who died on this particular day (October 6th)

I like the way the US honours its dead. The UK could learn a lot about how to remember heroes