ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Framed, black & white photographic print dedicated to U.S. Army Specialist 6 (SP6) Charles J. Crawford, Jr. A handwritten inscription upon the photograph identifies the subjects as members of, "B-4-12-199TH INF" and the location of the image as, "Long Binh, Vietnam". A second (2nd), color photographic print affixed to the larger black & white photographic print features an image of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans' Memorial and bears a handwritten inscription dedicating the artifact to SP6 Crawford, Jr., describing the circumstances of donation of the object, "From our Pilgrimage / N.J. TO D.C. / One memorial to another", and identifying the donors as, "Your Cousin's [sic] / Dolly, Mike & the crew from Bayonne". The artifact was left at The Wall along with a large assemblage of U.S. Army 199th Infantry Brigade (Light) unit commemorative place cards (VIVE (11774 - 11798)) dedicated to various American servicemen by Dolly, Mike, and members of the association of the U.S. Army 199th Light Infantry Brigade (Redcatcher) between May - June 1997.

FRAMED, BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST 6 (SP6) CHARLES J CRAWFORD JR. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A WIDE ANGLE, LARGE FORMAT, BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT (LANDSCAPE ORIENTATION) AFFIXED (OR FRAMED) TO A WOODEN SUPPORT. THE IMAGE AT THE OBVERSE SURFACE OF THE PRINT FEATURES THE AMERICAN SERVICEMEN OF COMPANY B, 4TH BATTALION, 12TH INFANTRY REGIMENT OF THE U.S. ARMY 199TH INFANTRY BRIGADE (LIGHT). THE SOLDIERS OF THIS UNIT (APPROX. ONE HUNDRED (100) SERVICE PERSONNEL IN TOTAL) ARE PICTURED DIRECTLY FACING THE CAMERA AND SEATED, KNEELING, AND STANDING IN SIX (6) ROWS, THUSLY: FIRST TWO ROWS (1 & 2) SEATED, THIRD ROW (3) KNEELING, AND REAR THREE ROWS (4, 5, & 6) STANDING, WITH ONE (1) SERVICE MEMBER AT THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF CENTER IN THE FIRST ROW (1) HOLDING THE COMPANY GUIDON AFFIXED TO A LONG POLE. THE SERVICEMEN ARE POSED ON DUSTY, SANDY SOIL IN FRONT OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A MILITARY CAMP WITH FIVE (5) CANVAS TENT STRUCTURES ERECTED AT THE PROPER LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE BACKGROUND, ONE (1) LARGE CANVAS TENT STRUCTURE ERECTED AT THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE BACKGROUND, AND VARIOUS OTHER STRUCTURES, EQUIPMENT, AND VEHICLES VISIBLE AT THE DEEP, CENTER BACKGROUND. A HANDWRITTEN INSCRIPTION IN GREEN AND BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE LOWER, PROPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT SPECIFIES THE LOCATION OF THE IMAGE, "LONG BINH, VIETNAM", AS WELL AS THE UNIT IDENTIFICATION FOR THE SERVICE PERSONNEL PICTURED AND WHAT APPEAR TO BE BIRTH AND CASUALTY DATES, "11-20-33 - 11-20-67". THE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT IS AFFIXED TO AN UNDERLYING WOODEN SUPPORT (VIA STRIPS OF BLACK DUCT TAPE ALONG ALL FOUR (4) EDGES) COMPRISED OF FOUR (4) LENGTHS OF WOODEN TRIM (OR MOLDING) WITH BEVELED EDGES WHICH HAVE BEEN AFFIXED TO ONE ANOTHER VIA METAL STAPLES AND SUBSEQUENTLY STAPLED TO A FIFTH (5TH) AND MUCH LONGER SEGMENT OF BEVELED WOODEN TRIM THAT SERVES AS A HANDLE FOR CARRYING THE FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH IN THE MANNER OF A PICKET SIGN. FOUR (4) CIRCULARLY SHAPED VELCRO PADS ARE AFFIXED TO THE REVERSE SURFACE OF THE FIFTH (5TH) WOODEN SEGMENT, OR HANDLE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF HANGING/DISPLAY OF THE OBJECT. AFFIXED TO THE UPPER, PROPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE SURFACE OF THE BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT (VIA STRIPS OF CLEAR, ADHESIVE PACKING TAPE) IS A COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT (PORTRAIT ORIENTATION) UPON A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SHEET OF WHITE PHOTO PAPER. THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT FEATURES AN IMAGE OF THE NEW JERSEY VIETNAM VETERANS' MEMORIAL DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, WITH BRONZE STATUES AT THE FOREGROUND, MEMORIAL LANDSCAPING AT THE MIDDLE GROUND, AND VISITORS VISIBLE AT THE BACKGROUND. AT THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT, A HANDWRITTEN INSCRIPTION IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT IDENTIFIES THE SERVICE MEMBER TO WHOM THE OBJECT IS DEDICATED, "CHARLES J. CRAWFORD", THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF DONATION OF THE OBJECT, "FROM OUR PILGRIMAGE N.J. TO D.C. / ONE MEMORIAL TO ANOTHER", OFFERS REMEMBRANCE FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SACRIFICED, AND IDENTIFIES THE DONORS AS, "YOUR COUSIN'S [sic] / DOLLY, MIKE & THE CREW FROM BAYONNE". THE OBJECT IS ASSOCIATED WITH VIVE (11774 - 11798).

Text of the handwritten inscriptions upon the two (2) photographic prints is transcribed in full, as follows: [Black & white photographic print, obverse object surface, handwritten inscription] "Long Binh, Vietnam / B-4-12-199TH INF / 11-20-33 - 11-20-67" / [Color photographic print, reverse object surface, handwritten inscription] "Charles J. Crawford / From our Pilgrimage / N.J. TO D.C. / One memorial to another. / Your sacrifice with the other brothers is never forgotten / Your Cousin's [sic] / Dolly, Mike & the crew from Bayonne"

Item Weight: 550.0g (Collective weight of all object elements)
Item Length: 103.0cm
Item Width: 62.0cm
Item Depth: 2.0cm (Frame depth)