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The Marylander Who Dreamed of The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is consistently ranked as one of the nation’s most moving and powerful war memorials and its history started in Maryland with the vision and tenacity of Jan Scruggs. Jan Scruggs, a native of Bowie, joined the U.S. Army in 1968 as the fighting in Vietnam raged. Trained as a mortarman, Scruggs was engaged in numerous combat actions and received the Purple Heart for wounds sustained in May of 1969. Scruggs returned to …
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Preservation Maryland broke the news in on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.
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