Photo Essays
Veterans Day at the Vietnam Memorial
Visitors gather around the Vietnam Women's Memorial as part of the Veterans Day Observance at the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2008. There was also a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Vietnam Women's Memorial.Thousands gathered at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., for the Veterans Day and the 15th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, Nov. 11, 2008. Gold Star Mothers, who suffered the loss of a son or daughter killed while serving in the military, joined thousands at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., for a Veterans Day ceremony and the 15th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam Women's Memorial, Nov. 11, 2008. Thousands gathered at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2008, to celebrate Veterans Day. Several organizations, including the 82nd Airborne Division Association, placed wreaths at the Wall.The Armed Forces Color Guard presents the services' colors and U.S. flag during the 15th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam Women's Memorial at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2008.A Vietnam War veteran celebrates Veterans Day as he walks past the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2008. The event also marks the 15th Anniversary of the Vietnam Women's Memorial opening. U.S. military veterans render honors at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., as part of the 15th Anniversary Commemoration at the Vietnam Women's Memorial, Nov. 11, 2008.Julie Kink joins thousands of visitors at the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C., on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2008. Kink's brother, David, was a helicopter pilot killed in Vietnam in 1969. Visitors placed flowers, cards, flags and wreaths at the Vietnam War Memorial during a Veterans Day observance ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2008. Army Sgt. Danielle Modglin, left, and Spc. Ricky Morris join thousands at the Vietnam War Memorial to celebrate Veterans Day and the 15th Anniversary Commemoration of the Vietnam Women's Memorial in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2008. Modglin and Morris were both wounded in Iraq and are recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Visitors gather around the Vietnam Women's Memorial as part of the Veterans Day Observance at the Vietnam Wall in Washington, D.C., Nov. 11, 2008. There was also a ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the opening of the Vietnam Women's Memorial.
DoD photo by Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden