ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Non-military issue, commemorative Tet Offensive 25th Anniversary patch, full color. The patch consists of a circularly shaped black disk encircled by a red exterior ring with an embroidered black exterior border bearing an embroidered design comprised of the conjoined Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and People's Army Vietnam (PAVN, or Viet Cong) national flags enflamed at the center. The patch also bears the embroidered yellow, white, and black inscriptions, "SILVER ANNIVERSARY / '68 TET OFFENSIVE / 1968 VIETNAM / "WE KICKED THEIR ASS!" / 1968 / 1993". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between September - November 1993.

NON-MILITARY ISSUE, COMMEMORATIVE TET OFFENSIVE 25TH ANNIVERSARY PATCH, FULL COLOR. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A CIRCULARLY SHAPED BLACK FABRIC PATCH WITH AN EMBROIDERED BLACK EXTERIOR BORDER AND A RED INTERIOR RING, THEREBY CREATING A BLACK DISC AT THE CENTER. EMBROIDERED IN YELLOW, ARCHED, BLOCK SCRIPT AT THE UPPER EDGE OF THE RED RING IS THE PHRASE, "SILVER ANNIVERSARY", WHILE THE CORRESPONDING PHRASE, "'68 TET OFFENSIVE" IS SIMILARLY EMBROIDERED IN YELLOW, ARCHED, BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE RED RING. THE TWO (2) EMBROIDERED PHRASES INSIDE THE RED RING ARE SEPARATED AT THE PROPER RIGHT- AND LEFT-HAND SIDES BY TWO (2) EMBROIDERED WHITE, FIVE (5)-POINTED STARS, ONE (1) STAR AT EACH SIDE. AT THE CENTER OF THE BLACK DISC IS AN EMBROIDERED RED, YELLOW, BLUE,AND WHITE REPRESENTATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (NORTH VIETNAM) AND THE PEOPLE'S ARMY OF VIETNAM (PAVN, OR VIET CONG) NATIONAL FLAGS COMBINED INTO A SINGLE ENTITY, WITH THE NORTH VIETNAMESE FLAG (RED BACKGROUND FIELD WITH A SINGLE YELLOW, FIVE (5)-POINTED STAR) AT THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE AND THE VIET CONG FLAG (VERTICALLY STRIPED RED AND BLUE BACKGROUND FIELD WITH A SINGLE WHITE, FIVE (5)-POINTED STAR) AT THE PROPER LEFT-HAND SIDE. THE COMBINED FLAG INSIGNIA IS ENFLAMED AT THE LOWER EDGE VIA EMBROIDERED ORANGE AND YELLOW TONGUES OF FLAME, BEARING THE PHRASE, "1968 / VIETNAM" SURMOUNTING THE FLAMES IN EMBROIDERED BLACK, BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS. EMBROIDERED IN WHITE, ARCHED, BLOCK SCRIPT AT THE UPPER EDGE OF THE BLACK DISC IS THE PHRASE, " "WE KICKED THEIR ASS!" ", WHILE THE CORRESPONDING DATES, "1968" AND, "1993" ARE EMBROIDERED IN WHITE ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE PROPER RIGHT- AND LEFT-HAND EDGES OF THE BLACK DISC, RESPECTIVELY. A LENGTH OF BLACK THREAD (APPROX. 1.0CM), ALSO REFERRED TO AS A, "PIGTAIL", IS OBSERVED ISSUING FROM THE LOWER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE AND IS AFFIXED TO THAT SURFACE VIA A CHEMICAL ADHESIVE MATERIAL. ACCORDING TO VIVE CATALOG NOTES PREPARED BY MRCE COLLECTIONS STAFF, A HANDWRITTEN NOTE UPON THE BAG IN WHICH THE OBJECT WAS ORIGINALLY DISCOVERED READ, "CV 811".

Text of the various embroidered inscriptions at the obverse object surface is transcribed in full, as follows: "SILVER ANNIVERSARY / '68 TET OFFENSIVE / 1968 VIETNAM / "WE KICKED THEIR ASS!" / 1968 / 1993"

Item Weight: 4.7g
Item Depth: 7.5cm (Diameter) / 23.6cm (Circumference) / 0.2cm (Thickness)