HOW MUCH MONEY WAS RAISED TO BUILD THE MEMORIALS, AND HOW WAS IT RAISED?
Approximately $8.4 million was raised to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the 3-serviceman statue, and the U.S. flag on the site. The money was raised entirely through contributions from corporations, foundations, unions, veterans, veteran organizations, civic organizations, and more than 275,000 individual Americans. (SOURCE: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund) The Vietnam Women’s Memorial was paid for by funds raised entirely by the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project, Inc. (SOURCE: Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project, Inc.
Approximately $8.4 million was raised to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the 3-serviceman statue, and the U.S. flag on the site. The money was raised entirely through contributions from corporations, foundations, unions, veterans, veteran organizations, civic organizations, and more than 275,000 individual Americans. (SOURCE: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund) The Vietnam Women’s Memorial was paid for by funds raised entirely by the Vietnam Women’s Memorial Project, Inc.