Additions Since the Dedication

VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL NAME ADDITIONS

57,939 – 1982	58,272 – 2011	(333 name additions since dedication)

The first group of names to be added to the Memorial after it was dedicated on November 13, 1982 totaled 68 names of servicemen. The names were added in time for Veterans Day 1983.
	Veterans Day 1983
	Existing names	57,939
	Names added	68
	TOTAL NAMES	58,007

Added in time for Veterans Day 1984 were the names of 15 servicemen who died outside of the Veterans Administration hospital system after 1975, the last year of the Vietnam War.
	Veterans Day 1984
	Existing names	58,007
	Names added	15
	TOTAL NAMES	58,022

The addition of 110 names in time for Memorial Day, May 26, 1986, resulted from a decision to include deaths of those, mostly aircraft pilots and crew, who were on or in support of direct combat missions at the time of their death during the Vietnam War.
	Memorial Day 1986
	Existing names	58,022
	Names added	110
	TOTAL NAMES	58,132

Twenty-four names added to the Memorial for Veterans Day 1987 were approved by DOD after it was determined that eligibility requirements were met, in the case of a recent death, or met but overlooked when the list of names was originally prepared.
	Veterans Day 1987
	Existing names	58,132
	Names added	24
	TOTAL NAMES	58,156

Nineteen names added to the Memorial for Veterans Day 1989 were approved by DOD after determining that eligibility requirements were met, in the case of a recent death, or met but overlooked when the list of names was originally prepared. In addition, change in status from Missing-in-Action (MIA) to Killed-in-Action (KIA) (the cross, which signifies MIA has a KIA symbol, a diamond, inscribed on top) were made for 101 names on The Wall.
	Veterans Day 1989
	Existing names	58,156
	Names added	19
	TOTAL NAMES	58,175

Eight names to be added to the Memorial in time for Veterans Day 1991 were also approved by DOD after determining that eligibility requirements were met. In addition, change in status from MIA to KIA were made for 49 names on The Wall.
	Veterans Day 1991
	Existing names	58,175
	Names added	8
	TOTAL NAMES	58,183

Names to be added to the Memorial in time for Memorial Day 1993 were also approved by DOD after determining that eligibility requirements were met. In addition, status changes from MIA to KIA were made for eight names on The Wall.
	Memorial Day 1993
	Existing names	58,183
	Names added	8
	TOTAL NAMES	58,191

As of Memorial Day 1994, eight status changes from MIA to KIA were made. In time for Veterans Day 1994, five names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met for four of the names; the fifth name had been inadvertently overlooked in 1982.
	Veterans Day 1994
	Existing names	58,191
	Names added	5
	TOTAL NAMES	58,196

In time for Memorial Day 1996, six names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Fifty-three status changes were made, and one status change added which had been found to have been unintentionally left off at original inscription in 1982.
	Memorial Day 1996
	Existing names	58,196
	Names added	6
	TOTAL NAMES	58,202

In time for Memorial Day 1997, seven names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Fifteen status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 1997
	Existing names	58,202
	Names added	7
	TOTAL NAMES	58,209

In time for Memorial Day 1998, five names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Twenty status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 1998
	Existing names	58,209
	Names added	5
	TOTAL NAMES	58,214

In time for Memorial Day 1999, five names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Sixteen status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 1999
	Existing names	58,214
	Names added	5
	TOTAL NAMES	58,219

In time for Memorial Day 2000, one name was added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Thirty-five status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 2000
	Existing names	58,219
	Name added	1
	TOTAL NAMES	58,220

In time for Memorial Day 2001, six names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Twenty-eight status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 2001
	Existing names	58,220
	Names added	6
	TOTAL NAMES	58,226

In time for Memorial Day 2002, three names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Thirty-one status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 2002
	Existing names	58,226
	Names added	3
	TOTAL NAMES	58,229

In time for Memorial Day 2003, six names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Twenty-six status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 2003
	Existing names	58,229
	Names added	6
	TOTAL NAMES	58,235

In time for Memorial Day 2004, ten names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Seventeen status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 2004
	Existing names	58,235
	Names added	10
	TOTAL NAMES	58,245

In time for Memorial Day 2005, four names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Sixteen status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 2005
	Existing names	58,245
	Names added	4
	TOTAL NAMES	58,249

In time for Memorial Day 2006, four names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Eleven status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 2006
	Existing names	58,249
	Names added	4
	TOTAL NAMES	58,253

In time for Memorial Day 2007, four names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Fourteen status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 2007
	Existing names	58,253
	Names added	3
	TOTAL NAMES	58,256

In time for Memorial Day 2008, four names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Fourteen status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 2008
	Existing names	58,256
	Names added	4
	TOTAL NAMES	58,260

In time for Memorial Day 2009, one name was added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Five status changes were made.
	Memorial Day 2009
	Existing names	58,260
	Names added	1
	TOTAL NAMES	58,261

In time for Memorial Day 2010, six names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Eleven status changes were made.

	Memorial Day 2010
	Existing names	58,261
	Names added	6
	TOTAL NAMES	58,267

In time for Memorial Day 2011, five names were added after eligibility requirements were found to have been met. Eight status changes were made.

	Memorial Day 2011
	Existing names	58,267
	Names added	5
	TOTAL NAMES	58,272

*This information was supplied by the National Park Service as of March 12, 1992, with additional information updated by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund as of May 2011.

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