The Veterans Vietnam Monument has a lot of background stories, facts, and features that you would not expect to be from citizens of the time. The Vietnam War was one of the bloodiest wars in American history. The monument itself was made to honor the Americans who died fighting for our country. The stories of people being drafted were having visions and knowing they weren't going to get out of the draft. Some people that were in the war said that they never wanted to be in it. Right now it is one of the most visited monument in Washington