Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War_Memorial_Wall

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national memorial in Washington, D.C. It honors U.S. service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War, service members who died in service in Vietnam/South East Asia, and those service members who were unaccounted for (Missing In Action) during the War.

Its construction and related issues have been the source of controversies, some of which have resulted in additions to the memorial complex. The memorial currently consists of three separate parts: the Three Soldiers statue, the Vietnam Women's Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, which is the best-known part of the memorial.

The main part of the memorial, which was completed in 1982, is in Constitution Gardens adjacent to the National Mall, just northeast of the Lincoln Memorial. The memorial is maintained by the U.S. National Park Service, and receives around 3 million visitors each year. The Memorial Wall was designed by American architect Maya Lin. The typesetting of the original 58,195 names on the wall was performed by Datalantic in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2007, it was ranked tenth on the "List of America's Favorite Architecture" by the American Institute of Architects.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Maya Lin is the designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and an honorary trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Note: Robert Redford is a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and a member of Kappa Sigma.

Richard M. Burr is a member of Kappa Sigma, and a ranking member for the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Aspen Institute (think tank).

George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Susan Crown was a trustee at the Natural Resources Defense Council, and is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

James S. Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Lester Crown is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and was a lifetime trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank).

Commercial Club of Chicago, Members Directory

http://commercialclubchicago.org/members/e.html

Please note: This link for the members of the Commercial Club of Chicago can no longer be found.

R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Sidley Austin LLP was the lobby firm for Vietnam.

Penny S. Pritzker is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and married to Bryan Traubert.

Bryan Traubert is married to Penny S. Pritzker, and a director at the National Park Foundation.

Mary A. Bomar was the secretary for the National Park Foundation, and a director at the National Park Service.

Jonathan B. Jarvis is a director at the National Park Foundation, and a director at the National Park Service.