1971 – 26 th Amendment

Nixon’s Re-election 1972 George McGovern and George Wallace run for the Democrats Wallace is shot by Arthur Bremer in Maryland (for fame) and paralyzed Nixon’s Secretary of State Kissinger announces “Peace is at Hand” Nixon wins by a landslide

Wallace is shot in Maryland

Work towards a cease-fire 1972 Kissinger negotiates with N. Vietnam and reaches an agreement. S. Vietnam’s president doesn’t agree so the deal falls through Nixon begins bombing N. Vietnam for 2 weeks. Known as the Christmas Bombing. In 1973 a new deal is reached.

The war ends 1973 peace agreement. January , a cease fire is reached. U.S. pledges to withdraw and help rebuild Vietnam. Also includes a prisoner exchange. U.S. leaves and South Vietnam is still non- communist. In 1975 the North invades again and captures all of South Vietnam. The U.S. watches but doesn’t get involved. Domino Theory proves false, no other countries become communist in SE Asia

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As the North closed in around Saigon in 1975 thousands of Americans had to be evacuated from the U.S. Embassy. We had to keep the South Vietnamese out also

Virtual Rubbing The wall now has 58,253 names inscribed on it (8 women)…the number is still growing. The wall is visited by over 3 million people each year. The wall is reflective for a reason…why? Wall starts out at 8 inches and reaches 10 feet at the middle. It points towards the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.

Maya Lin 21 year old student at Yale when she designed it. When asked to participate in the design contest she thought that a memorial already existed and knew very little about the wall.

Three Soldiers Statue The three men stand looking at the wall There is one hispanic man, one black, and one white. This statue was erected after the wall to appease people unhappy with Lin’s design.

Vietnam Women’s Memorial. Located a short distance from the wall.

The Wall in Altoona