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Vietnam Memorial

Jan Scruggs had the idea to create a memorial to honor 12 friends he lost in Vietnam, along with the other 58,320 men and women who gave their lives. A petition has been started to ask President Biden to award the Presidential Medal to Scruggs.

American Heritage has launched a petition campaign to ask President Biden to award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Jan Scruggs for founding the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, and to celebrate all that the Wall stands for in honoring those who served.

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