Portraits: scruggs_001

Jan Scruggs poses for a portrait near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Friday May 04, 2012 in Washington, DC. A Vietnam veteran, Scruggs began collecting donations after coming up with the concept of the memorial. {quote}It's a place where the living and the dead unite{quote}, he says of the memorial. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)

Jan Scruggs poses for a portrait near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Friday May 04, 2012 in Washington, DC. A Vietnam veteran, Scruggs began collecting donations after coming up with the concept of the memorial. "It's a place where the living and the dead unite", he says of the memorial. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)