VIDEO: VIET NAM COMMEMORATIVE DOLLAR

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VIDEO: VIET NAM COMMEMORATIVE DOLLAR

The David Lisot Video Library on the Newman Numismatic Portal can be found at:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/multimediadetail/522852

We highlight one of his videos each week in The E-Sylum. Here's one from 2009 with Gerry Tebben speaking about the 1994 Viet Nam Commemorative Silver Dollar. -Editor

The tale of the 1994 Viet Nam silver dollar commemorative is a moving story of the creation of the wall and the names of the brave soldiers listed on the wall. In this historical narrative you will learn:

the names of soldiers listed on the coin and the story of how each of them died
about the Viet Nam Memorial Wall and the controversy when it was first built
how the coin was authorized and the designers involved
story of the battle of Ia Drang Valley including actual photos and diagrams
names, pictures and biographies of some of the men who died there
name of the woman whose hand is shown on the coin

Speaker(s): Gerald Tebben.

To watch the complete video, see:
Viet Nam Commemorative Silver Dollar of 1994 (https://youtu.be/czSSoohX8Oc)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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