ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Framed Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) name rubbings dedicated to U.S. Army Captain (CPT) and nurse Eleanor Grace Alexander, U.S. Army Second Lieutenant (2LT) and nurse Pamela Dorothy Donovan, U.S. Army Second Lieutenant (2LT) and nurse Carol Ann Elizabet Drazba, U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) and nurse Annie Ruth Graham, U.S. Army Second Lieutenant (2LT) and nurse Elizabeth Ann Jones, U.S. Air Force Captain (Capt) and nurse Mary Therese Klinker, U.S. Army First Lieutenant (1LT) and nurse Sharon Ann Lane, & U.S. Army First Lieutenant (1LT) and nurse Hedwig Diane Orlowski. Each of the name rubbings bear handwritten inscriptions containing: the birth/casualty dates, full name, VVM Wall location information, rank, branch of service, and hometown of record for each of the eight (8) nurses listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM), and have been affixed to a sheet of plywood and framed beneath a sheet of clear poly-plastic trimmed in aluminum [?] The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor on Veteran's Day, November 11, 2003.

ASSEMBLAGE DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY CAPTAIN (CPT) AND NURSE ELEANOR GRACE ALEXANDER, U.S. ARMY SECOND LIEUTENANT (2LT) AND NURSE PAMELA DOROTHY DONOVAN, U.S. ARMY SECOND LIEUTENANT (2LT) AND NURSE CAROL ANN ELIZABET DRAZBA, U.S. ARMY LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LTC) AND NURSE ANNIE RUTH GRAHAM, U.S. ARMY SECOND LIEUTENANT (2LT) AND NURSE ELIZABETH ANN JONES, U.S. AIR FORCE CAPTAIN (CAPT) AND NURSE MARY THERESE KLINKER, U.S. ARMY FIRST LIEUTENANT (1LT) AND NURSE SHARON ANN LANE, & U.S. ARMY FIRST LIEUTENANT (1LT) AND NURSE HEDWIG DIANE ORLOWSKI AND CONSISTING OF: COMPONENT (A) EIGHT (8) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) NAME RUBBINGS AND COMPONENT (B) METAL & PLEXIGLAS FRAME. COMPONENT (A) EIGHT (8) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) NAME RUBBINGS. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF EIGHT (8) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) NAME RUBBINGS AFFIXED TO A ONE-HALF (1/2") INCH, SQUARE SHAPED SHEET OF UNFINISHED PLYWOOD IN FOUR (4) ROWS OF TWO (2) NAME RUBBINGS EACH, AND REPRESENTING EACH OF THE EIGHT (8) FEMALE VIETNAM VETERANS/NURSES LISTED ON THE WALL. EACH NAME RUBBING IS EXECUTED IN GRAPHITE PENCIL OR CHARCOAL [?] AT THE CENTER OF A VVM WALL RUBBING SHEET, AND BEARS THE BIRTH DATE, NAME, CASUALTY DATE, VVM WALL LOCATION INFORMATION, RANK, BRANCH OF SERVICE, AND HOMETOWN OF RECORD FOR EACH OF THE EIGHT (8) WALL HONOREES HANDWRITTEN ALONG THE UPPER AND LOWER EDGES OF THE SHEET IN BLACK MARKER AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS. BLACK VINYL BLOCK LETTERS/ARABIC NUMERALS AFFIXED TO THE UPPER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE (IMMEDIATELY ABOVE THE AFFIXED NAME RUBBINGS) SPELL THE PHRASE, "STILL IN SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY", WHILE SIMILAR VINYL LETTERS AFFIXED TO THE LOWER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE (IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE AFFIXED NAME RUBBINGS) SPELL THE CORRESPONDING DATE, "NOVEMBER 11, 2003". COMPONENT (B) METAL & PLEXIGLAS FRAME. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF FOUR (4) LONG STRIPS OF SILVER COLORED METAL (MOST LIKELY ALUMINUM [?]), AFFIXED TO EACH OF THE FOUR (4) EDGES OF THE PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE AND SECURING A SQUARE SHAPED SHEET OF CLEAR, ONE-EIGHTH (1/8") INCH PLEXIGLAS TO THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE (THEREBY ENCASING THE AFFIXED NAME RUBBINGS (COMPONENT (A) TO THE PLYWOOD SUBSTRATE).

Text of the printed Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) Wall rubbing sheet quotations, as well as individual name rubbings and associated affixed & handwritten inscriptions at the obverse object surface of COMPONENT (A) is transcribed in full, as follows: [COMPONENT (A), obverse object surface, affixed vinyl lettering inscriptions] "STILL IN SERVICE TO THEIR COUNTRY / NOVEMBER 11, 2003" / [COMPONENT (A), obverse object surface, VVM Wall rubbing sheet, upper, proper left-hand corner, printed quotation] "1959 / IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES WHO SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR. / THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES AND OF THOSE WHO REMAIN MISSING ARE INSCRIBED IN THE ORDER THEY WERE TAKEN FROM US." / [COMPONENT (A), obverse object surface, VVM Wall rubbing sheet, lower, proper right-hand corner, printed quotation] "OUR NATION HONORS THE COURAGE SACRIFICE AND DEVOTION TO DUTY AND COUNTRY OF ITS VIETNAM VETERANS. / THIS MEMORIAL WAS BUILT WITH PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. / NOVEMBER 11, 1982 / 1975" / [COMPONENT (A), VVM name rubbings, top to bottom, proper right to proper left, #1 - 8] / [#1, Handwritten inscription, upper edge] "18 SEP 40 / ELEANOR GRACE ALEXANDER / 30 NOV 67" / [#1, Name rubbing] "ELEANOR G ALEXANDER" / [#1, Handwritten inscription, lower edge] "31E 8 / CAPT. / U.S. ARMY / RIVERVALE, N.J." / [#2, Handwritten inscription, upper edge] "25 MAR 42 / PAMELA DOROTHY DONOVAN / 8 JUL 69" / [#2, Name rubbing] "PAMELA D DONOVAN" / [#2, Handwritten inscription, lower edge] "53W 43 / 2LT. / U.S. ARMY / TRINIDAD, CAL." / [#3, Handwritten inscription, upper edge] "11 DEC 43 / CAROL ANN ELIZABETH DRAZBA / 18 FEB 66" / [#3, Name rubbing] "CAROL A E DRAZBA" / [#3, Handwritten inscription, lower edge] "5E 46 / 2LT. / U.S. ARMY / DUNMORE, PA." / [#4, Handwritten inscription, upper edge] "7 NOV 16 / ANNIE RUTH GRAHAM / 14 AUG 68" / [#4, Name rubbing] "ANNIE RUTH GRAHAM" / [#4, Handwritten inscription, lower edge] "43W 12 / LTC. / U.S. ARMY / EFLAND, N.C." / [#5, Handwritten inscription, upper edge] "12 SEP 43 / ELIZABETH ANN JONES / 18 FEB 66" / [#5, Name rubbing] "ELIZABETH A JONES" / [#5, Handwritten inscription, lower edge] "5E 47 / 2LT. / U.S. ARMY / ALLENDALE, S.C." / [#6, Handwritten inscription, upper edge] "3 OCT 47 / MARY THERESE KLINKER / 9 APR 75" / [#6, Name rubbing] "MARY T KLINKER" / [#6, Handwritten inscription, lower edge] "1W 122 / CAPT. / U.S. AIR FORCE / LAFAYETTE, IND." / [#7, Handwritten inscription, upper edge] "7 JUL 43 / SHARON ANN LANE / 8 JUN 69" / [#7, Name rubbing] "SHARON A LANE" / [#7, Handwritten inscription, lower edge] "23W 112 / 1LT. / U.S. ARMY / CANTON, OHIO" / [#8, Handwritten inscription, upper edge] "13 APR 44 / HEWIG DIANE ORLOWSKI / 30 NOV 67" / [#8, Name rubbing] "HEDWIG D ORLOWSKI" / [#8, Handwritten inscription, lower edge] "31E 15 / 1LT. / U.S. ARMY / DETROIT, MICH."

Item Weight: 3050.0g (Collective weight of COMPONENTS (A & B))
Item Length: 61.5cm
Item Width: 61.0cm
Item Depth: 1.0cm (Frame depth)