Thomas Carhart's Letter to the Fine Arts Commission, Page 2 of 5

Thomas Carhart wrote to the United States Fine Arts Commission stating his problems with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, as well as the process of choosing the winner of the design competition. Carhart had an insider's view of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund because he was a member and secured their first loan.

“I don’t know how the members of the jury were selected, but I do know that when the Chairman of the Board of VVMF was asked by one of my friends why there were no Vietnam Veterans on the jury that selected the winning design, he answered that no Vietnam veterans were qualified. That’s a very astounding thing for any knowledgeable Vietnam Veteran to say”