veterans. The songs present patriotic tributes to the names on the Wall, the perspective of families and friends, as well as recriminations and anti-war sentiment. One of the first songs released on record was "The Wall" by Britt Small & Festival, who performed the song at the memorial in November 1982, and subsequently released as a 7" single. This was followed by "Who are the names on the Wall?", by Vietnam veterans Michael J. Martin and Tim Holiday, also released in 1982. In 1983, contemporary folk artist Michael Jerling released "Long Black Wall" on the "CooP Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 2, No. 4) - Political Song", published by Fast Folk. Commercially successful songs include: "More Than a Name on the Wall" (1989) by The Statler Brothers, which peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart; "The Big Parade" (1989) by 10,000 Maniacs on the album Blind Man's Zoo, which reached #13 in the US Billboard chart; Guns N' Roses song "Civil War" (1991), which referenced the memorial, and reaching #4 in the US Billboard rock charts. Other well-known songs include "The Wall" (2014) by Bruce Springsteen on his album High Hopes and "Xmas in February" (1989) by Lou Reed, released on the album New York. Vandalism There have been hundreds of incidents of vandalism at the memorial wall. Some of the most notable cases are: In April 1988, when a swastika and various scratches were found etched in two of the panels. In 1993, someone burned one of the directory stands at the entrance to the memorial. On September 7, 2007, an oily substance was found by park rangers on the memorial's wall panels and paving stones. It was spread over an area of . Memorial Fund founder Jan Scruggs deplored the scene, calling it an "act of vandalism on one of America's sacred places". The removal process took a few weeks to complete. See also List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2 List of Vietnam War memorials List of national memorials of the United States Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial Vietnam Forces National Memorial, Canberra Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall-USA), an online memorial Vietnam Veterans of America, chartered by Congress and campaigns on issues important to Vietnam veterans Vietnam War Memorial, Hanoi The Virtual Wall, an online memorial The Wall That Heals, a 1997 film Architecture of Washington, D.C. References Footnotes Works cited Further