"IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES OF
THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR. THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE
THEIR LIVES AND OF THOSE WHO REMAIN MISSING ARE INSCRIBED..."
The preamble on The Wall
"OUR NATION HONORS THE COURAGE, SACRIFICE, AND DEVOTION
TO DUTY AND COUNTRY OF ITS VIETNAM VETERANS."
The postamble on The Wall