
Women in Vietnam - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Nov 11, 1993 · The Vietnam Women’s Memorial was added to the Memorial Site and dedicated on November 11, 1993. In late 1983, Diane Carlson Evans, a nurse who served in the Army in Vietnam, conceived of the idea to add a statue to the Memorial site to honor the women who served. She incorporated the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project (VWMP) in 1984.
Diane Carlson Evans - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
1Lt. Diane Carlson Evans, ANC RVN (born 1946) served as a nurse in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Diane Carlson Evans is the Founder of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation (formerly the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project), and former President and CEO of the Board of Directors. Carlson Evans was born and raised […]
The Wall - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial stands as a symbol of America’s honor and recognition of the men and women who served and sacrificed their lives in the Vietnam War. Inscribed on the black granite walls are the names of more than 58,000 men and women who gave their lives or remain missing. The Memorial is dedicated […]
Veterans Day 2023 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Diane Carlson Evans (Keynote Speaker), Founder Vietnam Women’s Memorial, President Emeritus Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation. As a former Captain in the Army Nurse Corps who served in the combat zone of Vietnam in 1968 and 1969, Diane Carlson Evans had a profoundly personal interest in the recognition of women veterans.
Sharon Lane - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Overall, more than 265,000 women served in the military during Vietnam — and nearly 10,000 military women served in-country during the conflict. It is a common misconception that all women serving in Vietnam were nurses. Barred from combat, military women served in health care, communications, intelligence and administrative positions.
Janis Nark - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
There are eight women, all nurses, whose names appear on The Wall. Of the 265,000 women who served during Vietnam, nearly 10,000 military women served in-country during the conflict. Barred from combat, these women served in health care, communications, intelligence, and administrative positions.
Stories of The Wall and The War - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Diane Carlson Evans is the Founder of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation (formerly the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project), and former President and CEO of the Board of Directors. Carlson Evans was born and raised on a dairy farm in rural Minnesota and graduated from nursing school in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Jobs at VVMF - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund | 1530 Wilson Blvd, Suite 550 | Arlington, VA 22209 | 202.393.0090 The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. EIN: 52-1149668
VVMF Live Events - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Nov 11, 2024 · The plaque on the grounds of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial site in Washington, D.C. that honors these veterans was dedicated in 2004 and reads: In Memory of the men and women who served in the Vietnam War and later died as a result of their service. We honor and remember their sacrifice.
VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL FUND EXPANDS MAINTENANCE …
The Vietnam Women’s Memorial was dedicated in 1993 by the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Foundation, which conducted programs there over the years but never had a maintenance partnership with NPS. The Foundation transferred programmatic responsibilities to Eastern National, a 501(c)3 nonprofit cooperating association, in 2015 when the Foundation ...