Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park
A memorial honoring North Carolinians who were killed in the Vietnam War. Each name is engraved in a free-standing monolith in a 230-foot wide basin scooped out of the earth.
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- Digital History Using this online textbook, teachers can supplement their U.S. history courses with a variety of rich resources such as primary sources documents, multimedia exhibitions, interactive timelines, and audio clips.
- Vietnam Veterans' Memorial Information and educational resources about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., including a Virtual Wall. There is a teacher's guide with downloadable lesson plans, student assignments, and guidelines for having students work in collaborative groups.
- A soldier's experience in Vietnam: Herbert Rhodes Oral history interview with a North Carolina veteran of the Vietnam War. Rhodes describes his interactions with South Vietnamese civilians, and what he believes was the purpose behind the war.
- Lesson plan: Vietnam once again: Examining why the Vietnam War is still difficult to discuss Students share what they know about the Vietnam War before examining how the war was viewed and discussed by people who lived during that period.
- A soldier's experience in Vietnam: Robert L. Jones Oral history interview with a North Carolina veteran of the Vietnam War. Jones discusses how his time in Vietnam left him with self-doubt and confusion about who he was as a person.
Related pages
- A soldier's experience in Vietnam: Tex Howard: Oral history interview with a North Carolina veteran of the Vietnam War. Howard discusses the injury he received while fighting in Vietnam.
- A soldier's experience in Vietnam: Johnas Freeman: Oral history interview with a North Carolina veteran of the Vietnam War. Freeman explains that, despite the difficulties he faced readjusting to everyday life after Vietnam, he did not have any regrets about his decision to serve in the military.
- A soldier's experience in Vietnam: Herbert Rhodes: Oral history interview with a North Carolina veteran of the Vietnam War. Rhodes describes his interactions with South Vietnamese civilians, and what he believes was the purpose behind the war.
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- Learn more about 20th century, Asia, Davidson County, North Carolina, Vietnam War, history, parks, and war.
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Located on I-85 between Lexington and Thomasville, the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Park memorializes each North Carolinian killed or missing in Vietnam. Access exits to the park are indicated on both northbound and southbound Interstate 85. There is no admission charge.
