IDAHO STATE VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL

THE INVERTED V IS INTENDED TO CONVEY THE DISCORD AND CONTROVERSY THAT SURROUNDED THE VIETNAM WAR. THE BRONZE BAS RELIEF DEPICTS A YOUNG WOMEN WRAPPED IN THE U.S. FLAG, AN AMERICAN SOLDIER AND AN AMERICAN PRISONER OF WAR ALL BENEATH THE EXTENDED WINGS OF AN EAGLE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF FREEDOM. ON THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE DIAGONAL LEG OF THE MEMORIAL ARE LISTED THE NAMES OF THE 251 IDAHOANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE WAR.
SEE ALSO-IDAHO STATE VIETNAM WAR MEMORIAL PLAQUE