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THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL
First Day of Issue: November 10, 1984
First Issue Location: Washington, D.C. 20066
Ever since proud patriots declared their independence
from the British Crown, Americans have had to fight to
remain free. And each time America's sons and daughters
have gone into battle to fight for justice and freedom,
the veterans who have come home have been honored
as some of our society's most respected citizens. How-
ever, when the veterans of the Vietnam War returned
home, many were not treated with the respect they
deserved. For these brave men and women fought a war
whose purpose was not fully understood. In fact, it was
not until 1982 that a national Vietnam Veterans Memorial
was erected in memory of the men and women who
served and died in the Vietnam War. Inscribed with the
57,939 names of the missing and dead Americans who
fought the costly War, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
is a shrine which captures America's pride in her vet-
erans. In 1984, the Postal Service issued a special stamp
to call attention to the Memorial ... and to the coura-
geous efforts of America's veterans.
No. 84-50
©1984 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation . Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Dick Simms.
