ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Three (3) Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) name rubbings for U.S. Army First Lieutenant (1LT) Ralph George Redmond, U.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) Larry Melvin Alcos, & U.S. Army Sergeant First Class (SFC) George Willis Martin, respectively. Notes handwritten upon the reverse surfaces of the VVM name rubbings read, "Rest in Peace", specify a date of donation at the VVM of, "4/19/09", and identify the donors as, "Katie", "Shray P.", & "Sam A." of "VMS". The artifacts were left at The Wall by middle school students (VMS) on April 19, 2009.

THREE (3) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) NAME RUBBINGS FOR U.S. ARMY FIRST LIEUTENANT (1LT) RALPH GEORGE REDMOND, U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST 4 (SP4) LARRY MELVIN ALCOS, & U.S. ARMY SERGEANT FIRST CLASS (SFC) GEORGE WILLIS MARTIN, RESPECTIVELY. EACH OBJECT CONSISTS OF A RUBBED IMPRESSION OF THE VVM WALL HONOREE NAME, "RALPH G REDMOND", "LARRY M ALCOS", & "GEORGE W MARTIN", RESPECTIVELY, EXECUTED IN GRAPHITE PENCIL AND BLOCK SCRIPT UPON THE CENTER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SHEET OF WHITE, UNLINED PAPER. UPON THE 1LT REDMOND NAME RUBBING, THE ACRONYM, "RIP" IS HANDWRITTEN IN GRAPHITE PENCIL AND BLOCK SCRIPT ALONG THE UPPER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE, WHILE THE NAME, "RALPH G. REDMOND" IS SIMILARLY HANDWRITTEN IN GRAPHITE PENCIL AND BLOCK SCRIPT ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE. UPON THE CENTER OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE 1LT REDMOND NAME RUBBING, A NOTE FROM, "KATIE" READS, "REST IN PEACE / FROM VMS". A NOTE HANDWRITTEN IN GRAPHITE PENCIL AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS UPON THE PROPER LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE SP4 ALCOS NAME RUBBING IS DATED, "4/19/09", IS FROM, "SHRAY P.", AND READS, "REST IN PEACE". A NOTE HANDWRITTEN IN GRAPHITE PENCIL AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS UPON THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE SFC MARTIN NAME RUBBING IS DATED, "4/19/09", IS FROM, "SAM A.", AND READS, "REST IN PEACE". ALL THREE (3) OF THE VVM NAME RUBBINGS ARE FOLDED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT THE HANDWRITTEN INSCRIPTIONS UPON THEIR REVERSE OBJECT SURFACES MAY BE VIEWED UPON THE EXTERIOR OBJECT SURFACES WHEN FOLDED.

Text of the rubbed & handwritten inscriptions upon the obverse and reverse object surfaces of the three (3) VVM name rubbings is transcribed in full, as follows: [1LT Redmond name rubbing, obverse object surface, rubbed inscription] "RALPH G REDMOND" / [1LT Redmond name rubbing, obverse object surface, handwritten inscriptions] "RiP / Ralph G. Redmond" / [1LT Redmond name rubbing, reverse object surface, handwritten inscription] "Rest in Peace / from VMS / - Katie" / [SP4 Alcos name rubbing, obverse object surface, rubbed inscription] "LARRY M ALCOS / ROBE[incomplete]" / [SP4 Alcos name rubbing, reverse object surface, handwritten inscriptions] "Rest in Peace / Shray P. / 4/19/09" / [SFC Martin name rubbing, obverse object surface, rubbed inscription] "GEORGE W MARTIN" / [SFC Martin name rubbing, reverse object surface, handwritten inscriptions] "Rest in Peace / from / Sam A. / 4/19/09"

Item Weight: 1.6g (Weight of a single VVM name rubbing only)
Item Length: 10.0cm
Item Width: 21.3cm