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Today in 1982 near the end of a weeklong national salute to Americans who served in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington. It never would have been built had it not been for the perseverance of Jack Wheeler. He was chairman of the committee that got the Vietnam Veterans Memorial built. That is now taken as a great, triumphant icon of commemorative architecture, but at the time the black gash of shame was bitterly controversial, and Jack Wheeler was in the middle of the controversy -- raising money, getting approvals, collecting allies and placating critics until the wall was built. Jack, thank you! You are missed. theatlantic/national/archive/2011/01/john-p-wheeler-iii/68755/
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:18:04 +0000

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