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Except for the last file, there are approximately 10,000 names per file. And, as in every American war, it is the very young who are the most willing to volunteer. Despite their inexperience, they were thought to accept discipline readily. A(1780 names - 239023 bytes) B(5502 names - 737972 bytes) C(4363 names - 586584 bytes) D(2790 names - 374290 bytes) E(1082 names - 144866 bytes) F(1979 names - 265759 bytes) G(3036 names - 407075 bytes) H(4463 names - 598834 bytes) I(218 names - 29278 bytes) J(1845 names - 247563 bytes) K(2039 names - 273818 bytes) L(2594 names - 347007 bytes) Lins intention from the beginning was to have the names appear chronologically, beginning and ending at the apex. In honor of the men and women of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam War. On the west wall, the symbol precedes the name; on the east wall, the symbol follows the name. It forces us to the conclusion that many of those names on the wall were kids who just couldnt quite get it together in high school, a little late in maturing intellectually, and didnt have the resources or the guile to get out of the way when the war came. There were no indexes created prior to the fire. It was fitting that Vandegeer finally returned home to American soil, because he spent his last weeks at war evacuating Americans as Saigon fell. United States Vietnam War 1964 to 1972 FamilySearch Visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC Hed volunteered to join a small U.S. military advisory team attached to the South Vietnamese army, and hed been in the village of Bien Hoa for only two days. It is more notable, perhaps, only because his was the first name engraved into The Wall. As we have pointed out earlier, more than 80 percent of our casualties were Army and Marine enlisted men with an average age of 19- to 20-years. And they are so respectful when they do the engraving. Senate. Others think it is just another tourist stop until they feel the haunting power of this unique work of remembrance. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study released in 1992, found that our Vietnam casualties were only marginally greater from the economically lowest 50 percent of our communities (31 deaths per 100,000 of population), when compared with the economically highest 50 percent (26 deaths per 100,000 population). At some The Moving Wall sites, the sponsor makes arrangements These names are followed by the inscription: Our nation honors the courage, sacrifice and devotion to duty and country of its Vietnam veterans. Proving a direct correlation to the injuries is a challenge, Pontes explained. 31 sets of brothers are on the Wall. Our combat arms were thought to be completely classless. The last 18 names listed on the bottom of Panel 1, West, also at the apex, are from May 15, 1975. LeRoy was killed on Wednesday, Nov. 22, the fourth anniversary of President John F. Kennedys assassination. The resulting aptitude scores were used to classify entrants into four categories and this would, for the most part, determine their subsequent assignments. Learn more about featured topics of the Vietnam War and Vietnam Era. Many others joined the reserves or National Guard, which were not mobilized in any appreciable numbers during the war. See Access to Non-Archival Records for more information. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Although the names are not listed alphabetically, it is not difficult for visitors to find a name on the Memorial. The vast majority of Americans who were eligible by age but did not serve in the armed forces were exempted by reason of physical, mental, psychiatric, or moral failure; or they were given status deferments because they were college students, fathers, clergy, teachers, engineers or conscientious objectors.