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.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is one of the most somber places on the National Mall. Two walls of polished black granite are sunken into the earth, etched with the 58,274 names of the missing or deceased are simple components of the Memorial, dedicated in 1982.