Vietnam War Vietnam is located in Southeast Asia. It lies south of China. The size of this country, so you understand the space the U.S. was involved in when fighting the Vietnam War, is about the size of California. The history behind the Vietnam War started back when France governed this small country, during the 1890s Vietnam became a colony of France. The French hung onto Vietnam until World War II. At this time …showed first 75 words of 1667 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1667 total…won it. At first, the Americans objected to the Memorial, a simple, slender granite wall sunk into the ground at an angle on a gentle uprising slope. Critics of the Memorial objected claiming that it was not a fitting tribute to the more than 58,000 Americans who lost their lives in Vietnam. Today, the Wall brings a way for people to say good-bye to love ones and a symbol to not forget what they went through.