WASHINGTON – It is a sight to see this time of year: Three nurses surrounding a dying soldier, somber bronze figures nestled among eight willow oak trees turned autumn gold. To the passing tourist, ...

Local artist Glenna Goodacre’s bronze statue, The Vietnam Women’s Memorial, was recently celebrated in a 30th anniversary ceremony on the National Mall during Veterans Day events in Washington, D.C.

Editor’s note: This story was originally published on Nov. 13, 2024. A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Nov. 13, 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was ...

When Glenna Goodacre was a student and interested in becoming a sculptor, her art teacher discouraged her. He gave her a grade of “D,” told her that she had no ability to see in three dimensions and ...

FIFTY YEARS after the Vietnam War ended, Milford men and women who served in the armed forces during the long and controversial conflict will be honored with a monument of their own. “I’m glad to see ...

Gen. George A. Joulwan, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, recognized the sacrifices made by Schuylkill County servicemen and women in Vietnam in a letter dated May 25, 1996. “As a company commander ...