Jan Scruggs
description: 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.
creator: Jan Scruggs
source: Dane A. Penland (Smithsonian Institution) via Wikimedia Commons. View original.
coverage: 1980-1999
coverage: 1950-1979