Portraits appear where a freely licensed or public-domain photograph is available on Wikimedia Commons. Citations are official U.S. government records. Read the history in The Vietnam War on The Lake Norman Brief.

Awarded posthumously
162 of the names on the Wall belong to men who received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest award for valor, after they were killed. Each page carries the official citation.
A full-honors wreath-laying at the Wall for the 50th anniversary of the end of the war, 24 April 2025. Photo: 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), public domain.
Portraits appear where a freely licensed or public-domain photograph is available on Wikimedia Commons. Citations are official U.S. government records. Read the history in The Vietnam War on The Lake Norman Brief.