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Location: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 900 Ohio Drive, SW, Washington, DC 20024 Hours: Call for information Telephone: Visitor Information - 202.426.6841; Headquarters - 202.485.1885 Where: Map Our program comes from The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, in Washington, D.C. According to the National Parks Service, the memorial "serves as a testament to the sacrifice of American military personnel during one of this nation's least popular wars. The purpose of this memorial is to separate the issue of the sacrifices of the veterans from the U.S. policy in the war, thereby creating a venue for reconciliation." Web sites about the place Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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