1 A bruise is commonly tender and sometimes even painful for the first few days, but the pain usually goes away as the color fades. 2  Because the skin is not broken in a bruise as with a scrape or cut there is little risk of infection.
The Women's Memorial debuted in 1993 as part of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial â the iconic etched wall that was dedicated 11 years earlier and remains one of the most visited sites in Washington, D.C., according to The Huffington Post.
Perhaps Lin's centralityâtwenty years after the construction of the Vietnam Veterans Memorialâto the debate over Arad's and Walker's design was inevitable, given her presence on the design competition's selection committee as well as her legacy as the definitive memorial builder of the late twentieth century.