The Wall

There are 58,183 names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The lives they touched tell their stories.

95 mins
The story of three items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: a pencil holder, a sheriff's badge, and an electric guitar. Each item connects the living with the dead and are left as either memorials or to heal the wounds of war.

Edward James Olmos

Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Richard Chevolleau

Timothy Mullen (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Dean McDermott

Capt. Allen (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Trevor Blumas

Ben Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Savion Glover

Bracey Mitchell (segment "The Badge")

Ruby Dee

Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")

Martin Roach

Calvin (segment "The Badge")

Linette Doherty

Denise (segment "The Badge")

Darlene Cooke

Ada (segment "The Badge")

Rudy Webb

Louis (segment "The Badge")

Karen Robinson

Liz (segment "The Badge")

Matt Birman

Cruz (segment "The Badge")

Frank Whaley

Bishop (segment "The Player")

Michael DeLorenzo

Luis (segment "The Player")

Ron White

Broadaxe (segment "The Player")

Matthew Ferguson

Buelton (segment "The Player")

Trent McMullen

Menke (segment "The Player")

Sergio Di Zio

Olivera (segment "The Player")

Bernard Browne

Sgt. Murray (segment "The Player")

Beverlee Buzon

My (segment "The Player")

Clive Cholerton

Cpl. Daley (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Billy Parrott

Adjutant (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Garnet Harding

Green Beret Soldier (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Jack Nguyen

Sang (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Milton Barnes

Marine Guard (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Nick Jaine

Counter Worker (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Elyssa Livergant

Medic (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Bret Pearson

Medic (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Carson Durven

Soldier (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Rustey Davenport

Young Soldier (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Joanne Reece

Nurse (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Todd Dulmage

Older Ben Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")

Sonny Tran

VC Ngo (segment "The Badge")

Christopher Chu

VC Trong (segment "The Badge")

Tommy Chang

Lead VC (segment "The Badge")

Vladimir Jon Cubrt

Merty (segment "The Badge")

In Surp Choi

Guitarist (segment "The Player")

Eugene Bak

Second Guitarist (segment "The Player")

Eugene Chang

Bass Player (segment "The Player")

Su Young Kim

Drummer (segment "The Player")

Kim Roberts

Woman at the Wall (segment "The Player")

Steve Lucescu

Soldier (segment "The Player")

Liza Leeds

Producer

Brandt Gordon

Art Direction

Charles Fuller

Writer

Jeff Ginn

Production Design

Brendan Smith

Set Decoration

Patrick Sheane Duncan

Writer

Edgar J. Scherick

Executive Producer

Larry Brown

Music

Donald M. Morgan

Director of Photography

Paul Seydor

Editor

Scott Abbott

Writer

Steven Hewitt

Co-Executive Producer

Lynn Raynor

Executive Producer

Resa McConaghy

Costume Design

Joseph Sargent

Director

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