Jan Scruggs fought and was wounded in the Vietnam War, only to return to be booed by other Americans. The country was divided by the war, and he thought one way to help people heal would be to erect a memorial for those who fought. This is the story of his struggle for a memorial, and how he and others achieved it.
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Jan Scruggs fought and was wounded in the Vietnam War, only to return to be booed by other Americans. The country was divided by the war, and he thought one way to help people heal would be to erect a memorial for those who fought. This is the story of his struggle for a memorial, and how he and others achieved it.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Ashabranner, Jennifer (Photographer) Very good in good dust jacket. DJ has some wear, soiling, edge tears and chips. 101 p. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. This work tells the story of Jan C. Scruggs, a Vietnam veteran determined that American men and women who died in the Vietnam conflict should have their names on a national memorial. This work tells the story of Maya Ying Lin, an architectural student at Yale, who produced a designed for the memorial that was chosen over 1420 other designs. This work is about the millions of Americans who have found in the memorial a statement about sacrifice and the terrible price of war they can share. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial has helped to bring a divided nation together.
