It intends to honor all those who fought in the Vietnam War. "It is a sanctuary of remembrance ... our community," Councilmember Doan said. The statue is just the beginning.

In 1979, Congress grants a Vietnam War veterans' committee the right to ... color of the wall to white and to add an eight-foot-high sculpture of wounded soldiers and a flag in a central position ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. On April 30 ... what it means to be Vietnamese Americans. A textile sculpture by Phượng-Duyên Hải Nguyễn is on display.