My Lai Massacre Memorial Proposal

Alissa Nelson, Walter Jankowski, Brady Evans, and Keaton Mohr

Source: My Lai Massacre, http://pierretristam.com

The Issue

no distinctive memorial for the massacre in the U.S. educate and bring awareness to Americans

The Significance

younger population is unaware many say memorials should be built to honor our accomplishments

important to recognize our mistakes not repeat again

armed forces

The Massacre

March 16, 1968 Charlie Company ordered to execute anyone in the village, on rumors of Vietnamese guerrilla forces 500-600 women, children, and elderly brutally tortured and murdered Originally covered up before one soldier in the company came forth with truth in 1969

The Existing Memorial

Located near My Lai

My Lai Memorial Source: www.dailykos.com

The Design

white marble archway with black smudges underneath o smudges represent deaths of victims concrete circle with flags of both countries o podium with details of massacre o poppy and rosemary on the outside

The Location
Map of Vietnam Memorials

Source: Wikimedia Commons

The Objectives

completed by spring of 2015 scheduled date for grand opening televised advertisements three months in advance

The Costs

under eight million dollars o materials o wages o extra fees

Vietnam Veterans Memorial = eighteen million dollars in todays currency

additional two million dollars for first years of maintenance

The Methodology

Construction will begin spring 2014 Detailed Project Plans Staff

Event awareness

The Counterarguments

Vietnam flag
o

Sign of respect for country and victims

Archway
o

Hide the smudges underneath to show the fact we

tried to hide the event; represents a passageway

for understanding

The Conclusion

Raise Awareness Educate the Youth Commemorate the Victims

Contact Us
E-Mail: kemohr1@iastate.edu
Main Phone: 563-260-7919

Works Cited

A Visit to the My Lai Memorial in Vietnam. Changesinlongitude.com. Web. 23 Oct. 2013. Cost of Marble Countertops. Homewyse: Smart Home Decisions. Homewyse, Jan. 2013. Web. 23 Oct. 2013. Eyewitness Accounts of the My Lai Massacre. Cleveland.com. Web. 23 Oct. 2013. Location of Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. Digital image. Wikimedia Commons. N.p., 13 Mar. 2005. Web. 3 Nov. 2013. My Lai Massacre. History.com. A&E Television Networks, LLC. n.d. Web. 24 Oct. 2013. Stone, Andrea. New Controversy at Vietnam Memorial. Usatoday.com. Gannett Co, Inc., 12 Nov. 2007. Web. 23 Oct. 2013.

Questions?