Vietnam Memorial Wall Facts

Wall Facts

360ft in length (long enough to touch both goalposts on a football field)
80% scale of the monument in Washington DC
Stands 9^1/2 ft high at the apex
The Wall contains 58,317 names of service men and women who died during the Vietnam War
- 366 from Utah
- 6 from Layton City
- 8 women
- 20,000 under 20 years old
- Youngest is 15 years old
- Oldest is 63 years old
The walkway around the Wall has 8 benches, each one dedicated to one of the women on the Wall (www.virtualwall.org/women)
Names on the Wall are listed in chronological order by date of loss, beginning at the center moving out to the right (east), then from the far left (west) back to the center

Timeline

January 2015: Dennis Howland, President of Northern Utah Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter presented the idea of a Replica Wall to Layton City Mayor Bob Stevenson
February 24, 2015: VVA members and Layton City officials selected Layton Commons Park as the Wall site
March 30, 2015: Press release announcing the Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica will be built in Layton Commons Park
2015 – 2017: Fundraising
November 11, 2017: Layton City and the VVA host the Veterans Day Commemoration and Groundbreaking Ceremony in Layton Commons Park
February 2018: Site excavation and pre-construction preparations begin
March 2018: Construction begins
July 14, 2018: Layton City and the VVA host the Layton City Vietnam Memorial Wall Replica Dedication Ceremony

Donations - Donations for the Wall are accepted at Layton City Parks and Recreation Department, located at 465 North Wasatch Drive.

Parks and Recreation:

(801) 336-3900 Office