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Maya Lin

by Mary Malone · 1995

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At just twenty-one years of age, Maya Lin designed what has become perhaps the most well-known war memorial in the United States—the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
womenwomenMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 112 pages

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