Analysis Of Always To Remember By Ashabranner

The essay, “Always to Remember,” with included photographs, strongly conveys the importance of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The essay and pictures together definitely give enough information to understand why The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is considered a moving monument, to the soldiers who lost their lives in Vietnam. From the essay and photographs of Maya Ying Lin and her design, you can conclude that The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was harmonious with the site and honored the memory of the Americans who served and died in the Vietnam War.

In, “Always to Remember,” written by Brent Ashabranner, he gives much information about Maya Yin Lin, the creator of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. In, “Always to Remember,” the author states, “The designer has created an eloquent place where the simple meeting of earth, sky, and remembered names contain messages for all who will know this place.” From this sentence in the essay I was able to conclude that Maya Yin Lin’s memorial was moving and honored all the soldiers who served and lost their lives in Vietnam. I was also able to determine how the memorial was moving to soldiers who died in Vietnam, from the photographs of Maya Yin Lin and The Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

The picture of Maya Yin Lin and her design of the memorial, on paper, showed where the memorial would be placed in the Constitution Gardens, and how it would be harmonious with its surroundings.

From, “Always to Remember,” Maya Lin said, “You use the landscape.” “You don’t fight it.” “You absorb the landscape.” Maya Lin definitely used the landscape and made the memorial fit in with the rest of the Constitution Gardens. I think putting this memorial in such a meaningful location also contributed to how the memorial is considered moving. In addition, there is a picture of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, which also shows how the memorial was considered to be

moving.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a horizontal, polished, black granite wall, which shows your reflection, engraved with all the names of people who served and died in the Vietnam War. I think that the names engraved into the granite, and the reflection people can see of themselves, moves people to think about all the people who served and died for them in Vietnam.
In my opinion, I think the “Always to Remember,” and the pictures provided gave plenty of information to understand why the Vietnam Veterans Memorial is considered to be such a moving monument. The essay, “Always to Remember,” written by Brent Ashabranner, along with the photographs, fully explained Maya Lin’s memorial and how it was a moving memorial to the soldiers who lost their lives in Vietnam.