Teach Vietnam Teachers Network

The launching of the Memorial Fund’s Echoes From The Wall curriculum placed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund in the center of America’s middle and high school classrooms. The Teach Vietnam Teachers Network was introduced in 2002 to help broaden The Wall’s reach in America’s classrooms and to continue the Memorial Fund’s important work of educating students about the impact of the Vietnam War. 

Nearly 300 members of the Teachers Network fill many roles.  They serve as a point of contact for other educators in their state and answer questions from other teachers about effective teaching of the Vietnam War.  They also provide teachers with access to Memorial Fund materials and help educators map the Echoes From The Wall curriculum to their state’s social studies standards.  In addition, Teachers Network members provide feedback about Memorial Fund programs and materials, and help in developing new resources for educators.

Many representatives of the Teach Vietnam Teachers Network complete a Community Outreach Project to promote Vietnam and veteran-related education within his or her community.  Projects range from holding a Veterans Day ceremony at school, to initiating a “pen pal” program with a veterans’ hospital to creating a memorial to local veterans.  Teachers engage their students in these service learning projects, allowing students to interact with the business and veterans communities within their hometowns – thus furthering the Memorial Fund’s mission of honor, healing and education.

View a list of members: Inaugural Class (2002), Class of 2003, Class of 2005, Class of 2006, Class of 2007, Class of 2008


Although the Memorial Fund is not currently recruiting new members, there are many other ways for teachers and students to get involved.  Please contact Director of Education Mariah Payne at mpayne@vvmf.org to learn how.  You may also contact her to be put in touch with a representative of the Teachers Network from you area who can assist you in teaching about the Vietnam War era.

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Sept. 2 - Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire, whose husband is a Vietnam veteran, has declared her support for the Education Center at The Wall. READ press release >>

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