how many names on the vietnam memorial wall
6. All of the names were read out loud this year for the fifth time. As part of the wallâs 30th anniversary celebration, all 58,282 names were read out loud just prior to Veterans Day. Volunteers, Vietnam vets, family members of the deceased and employees of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund started reading the names last Wednesday afternoon. Except for breaks from midnight to 5 a.m. each day, they didnât finish until Saturday night. Every name was similarly read out loud in 1982, 1992, 2002 and 2007.