The people of the state of Washington suffered among the greatest number of losses in the Vietnam War, sacrificing 1,049 service-men and women in combat.

The Vietnam Memorial Fund’s (VVMF) mission to honor these men and women continue with the National Call for Photos, a movement to collect photos of the more than 58,000 service-members inscribed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) in Washington, DC.

When collected, all photos will be displayed for generations to come at The Education Center at The Wall, a place on our National Mall where our military heroes’ stories and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

With the support of schools, volunteers, friends and family from around the country, VVMF has collected more than 25,000 pictures to date, but only 537 from the state of Washington.

The task is far from complete. Generous support from volunteers, fellow service-members, family and friends is still needed in order to gather the remaining 512 photos necessary to honor our heroes from Washington for display at The Education Center.

With a groundbreaking planned for November The Education Center at The Wall is a multi-million dollar, state-of- the-art visitor’s center and learning facility to be built on the grounds of the Vietnam Veterans and the Lincoln Memorials.

Visitors will better understand the profound impact the Vietnam War had their friends and family members, their home towns, and the Nation. The Education Center will feature the faces and stories of the 58,272 men and women on “The Wall,” honoring those who fell in Vietnam, those who fought and returned, as well as the friends and families of all who served.

For more information, visit www.buildthecenter.org.

VVMF urges the citizens of Washington to assist the National Call for Photos by submitting photographs of fallen service-members and generously supporting the Education Center, ensuring that the sacrifices of our military heroes are never forgotten.