For this paper, I decided to visit the New York City Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza at 55 Water Street. The memorial was constructed in honor of those who lost their lives during the Vietnam War and offers a better understanding about the war to its visitors. The venue is located between two buildings and can easily be seen when passing through FDR Drive and South Street. Having a spacious structure, the New York City Vietnam Veterans Memorial Plaza is compelling to visit providing a peaceful environment where one can honor the sacrifice made by others. When I first arrived to the memorial, I was impressed by the way simplicity delivered such powerful message. The "Walk of Honor  for example, contains the names of the 1,741 New Yorkers who lost their lives during the war. Each name is written onto stainless steel plaques, which align on pylons on both sides of the walk. The path of this structure begins with a map of South Asia primarily focusing on Vietnam. The purpose of the map, I believe, is to help visitors to understand the war more clearly. The Walk of Honor to me is not just a memorial but also a tribute to respect the amount of effort given by all those who served during the war. The intentions of the designer for this memorial, in my opinion, was to bring forward the past and focus on the mindset of the fellow veterans. The memorial includes green glass walls containing quotes from letters, diary entries, and poems by Americans during the Vietnam Era. The quotes written on the walls have significant meanings providing different perspectives of the war. Reading a few of the quotes, one that got my attention had written "Don't ask questions. When I come home if I feel like talking about it I will, but otherwise don't ask.  Thought this quote I learned that the Vietnam War was an intense period of time and that could be overseen by other people. The memorial changed my view of American History by demonstrating the sublim