The starkly moving Vietnam veterans memorial features black granite walls inscribed with the names of more than 58,209 Americans missing or killed in the war. Also on the site is Frederick Hart's life-size bronze sculpture depicting three young servicemen. The memorial is free and open 24 hours.
Objects left at the wall are taken to a special storage facility.
The Vietnam Women's memorial is located in a grove of trees across from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The 2,000 pound bronze statue depicts three service women and one wounded soldier.
There is also a World War I memorial to honor men who served from the Washington, D.C. area on the National mall, but increasing calls are being made for a regular memorial to be erected.
--GreGen
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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