The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a national memorial in Washington; D.C. It honors U.S. service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War; service members who died in service in Vietnam/South East Asia; and those service members who were unaccounted for (Missing In Action) during the War.

Its construction and related issues have been the source of controversies; some of which have resulted in additions to the memorial complex. The memorial currently consists of three separate parts: the Three Soldiers statue; the Vietnam Women's Memorial; and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall; which is the best-known part of the memorial.

The main part of the memorial; which was completed in 1982; is in Constitution Gardens adjacent to the National Mall; just northeast of the Lincoln Memorial. The memorial is maintained by the U.S. National Park Service; and receives around 3 million visitors each year. The Memorial Wall was designed by U.S. architect Maya Lin. The typesetting of the original 58;175 names on the wall was performed by Datalantic in Atlanta; Georgia. In 2007; it was ranked tenth on the "List of America's Favorite Architecture" by the American Institute of Architects.