Decorated Vietnam veteran Jan Scruggs is the founder of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC. He conceived the memorial as a tribute to all who served during one of the longest wars in American history. He started the project with $2,800 of his own money and collected nearly $8 million in private donations to fund the construction of the memorial. Scruggs currently serves as the President of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
Jan Scruggs
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