Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Chicago)

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a war memorial in Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois. The monument was created by an unknown artist and dedicated on November 11, 2005, in what was formerly Wabash Plaza. It features a rectangular fountain basin and stone wall inscribed with the names of those who died during the Vietnam War. According to the Smithsonian Institution, which surveyed the monument as part of its "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program: "This memorial is dedicated to veterans from all branches of the armed services who served in Vietnam. It replaces the former Vietnam Memorial located on Wacker Drive that was dedicted on November 11, 1982. The inscribed stones from that memorial have been incorportated into the plaza of this memorial."