<P> The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a 2 - acre ( 8,000 m2 ) U.S. national memorial in Washington D.C. It honors service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War , service members who died in service in Vietnam / South East Asia , and those service members who were unaccounted for ( missing in action , MIA ) during the war . </P>
what is the central idea of the vietnam wall
honors service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War , service members who died in service in Vietnam / South East Asia , and those service members who were unaccounted for ( missing in action , MIA ) during the war