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30th Anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Memorial

March 20, 2026

3.20.26 – Back in 1993, the Vietnam Women’s Memorial became the first monument to honor women —installed on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Thirty years later, Faith Perez, host of the NMPBS arts and culture program ¡Colores!, spoke with two local nurses who served in Vietnam about what the memorial — and its acknowledgement of that war’s women veterans — has meant to them through the years. 

Correspondent: 
Faith Perez 

Guests: 
Jane Carson, Vietnam Veteran    
Dotty Beatty, Vietnam Veteran