ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Five (5) Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) name rubbings and handwritten notes for U.S. Army Sergeant (SGT) Duncan Edward Bass, Jr. & U.S. Army Private First Class (PFC) Perry Owen Jacobs upon Creston Middle School (CMS) Wall rubbing sheets. A note handwritten upon the reverse surface of the PFC Jacobs name rubbing reads, "I know I may not know you, but what you did for me and my country was great. / You sacraficed [sic] yourself for the freedom of others. / And even though I don't know you I almost feel like I do when I touch your name. / All I can really say is Thank You..." The artifacts were left at The Wall by 8th grade students from Creston Middle School (Creston, Ohio) on May 24, 2007.

FIVE (5) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) NAME RUBBINGS & HANDWRITTEN NOTES FOR U.S. ARMY SERGEANT (SGT) DUNCAN EDWARD BASS, JR. & U.S. ARMY PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) PERRY OWEN JACOBS. THE OBJECTS CONSIST OF RUBBED IMPRESSIONS OF THE VVM WALL HONOREE NAMES, "DUNCAN E BASS JR" & "PERRY O JACOBS" AND HANDWRITTEN NOTES EXECUTED IN GRAPHITE PENCIL/BLACK INK & BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS UPON THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACES OF CRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (CRESTON, OHIO) WALL RUBBING SHEETS. THE CRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WALL RUBBING SHEETS EACH CONSIST OF A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SHEET OF WHITE, UNLINED PAPER BEARING THE PHRASES, "VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL / CRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL" AND "MAY, 2007" PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT UPON THE LOWER, PROPER RIGHT- AND LEFT-HAND CORNERS OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACES, RESPECTIVELY. THE CRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WALL RUBBING SHEETS ARE OF TWO (2) SEPARATE SIZES; TWO (2) OF AN IDENTICAL SMALLER SIZE BEARING THE VVM NAME RUBBINGS, AND THREE (3) OF A LARGER SIZE BEARING ONLY A HANDWRITTEN NOTE OR LEFT INTENTIONALLY BLANK. AN INSCRIPTION HANDWRITTEN IN GRAPHITE PENCIL AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS UPON THE LOWER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE SGT BASS, JR. NAME RUBBING IS ADDRESSED, "DEAR SIR", IS SIGNED, "THANK YOU, / MORGAN BARKER / 8TH GRADE CMS / MAY, 2007 / CRESTON, OHIO", AND READS, "THANK YOU FOR FITING [sic] FOR OUR COUNTRY. / AND EVEN THOUGH YOU WERE NEVER FOUND ON THE FEILD [sic], YOU ARE FOUND IN MANY HEARTS TODAY." A NOTE SIMILARLY HANDWRITTEN IN GRAPHITE PENCIL AND BLOCK SCRIPT UPON THE UPPER EDGE OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PFC JACOBS NAME RUBBING READS, "I KNOW I MAY NOT KNOW YOU, BUT WHAT YOU DID FOR ME AND MY COUNTRY WAS GREAT. / YOU SACRAFICED [sic] YOURSELF FOR THE FREEDOM OF OTHERS. / AND EVEN THOUGH I DON'T KNOW YOU I ALMOST FEEL LIKE I DO WHEN I TOUCH YOUR NAME. / ALL I CAN REALLY SAY IS THANK YOU..." INSCRIPTIONS HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS UPON THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF AN OTHERWISE BLANK CRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL WALL RUBBING SHEET ARE SIGNED, "STEPH FAIRCHILD / CRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL", ARE DATED, "MAY 24", AND READ, "DEAREST NAMES UPON THE WALL, / YOU'VE MADE IT TO HEAVEN AFTER ALL. / NONE OF YOU I KNEW BY NAME / BUT YOU DIED WITH ALL BUT SHAME. / GOD BLESS YOU / MAY GOD BE WITH EVERY PERSON WHO IS, HAS, AND WILL FIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY."

Text of the printed, rubbed, & handwritten inscriptions upon the various Creston Middle School Wall rubbing sheets is transcribed in full, as follows: [All five (5) Creston Middle School Wall rubbing sheets, obverse object surfaces, printed inscriptions] "Vietnam Veterans Memorial / Creston Middle School / May, 2007" / [SGT Bass, Jr. name rubbing, obverse object surface, upper edge, rubbed inscription] "DUNCAN E BASS Jr" / [PFC Jacobs name rubbing, obverse object surface, center, rubbed inscription] "PERRY O JACOBS" / [Creston Middle School Wall rubbing sheet, obverse object surface, handwritten inscription] "Dearest names upon the wall, / you've made it to heaven after all. / None of you I knew by name / but you died with all but shame. / God Bless You. / May God be with every person who is, has, and will fight for our country. / May 24 / Steph Fairchild / Creston Middle School" / [SGT Bass, Jr. name rubbing, obverse object surface, lower, proper left-hand corner, handwritten inscription] "Dear Sir, / thank you for fiting [sic] for our country. / And even though you were never found on the feild [sic], you are found in many hearts today. / Thank you, / Morgan Barker / 8th grade CMS / May, 2007 / Creston, Ohio" / [PFC Jacobs name rubbing, reverse object surface, upper edge, handwritten inscription] "I know I may not know you, but what you did for me and my country was great. / You sacraficed [sic] yourself for the freedom of others. / And even though I don't know you I almost feel like I do when I touch your name. / All I can really say is Thank You..."

Item Weight: 1.9g (Weight of one (1) smaller CMS Wall rubbing sheet only)
Item Length: 8.8cm
Item Width: 27.8cm