ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Military issue, U.S. Navy officer rank insignia shoulder board- Lieutenant O-3 ((LT) full color) dedicated to U.S. Navy Lieutenant (LT) and Congressional Medal of Honor (MoH) recipient Father Vincent Robert Capodanno. The insignia consists of one (1) hard, navy blue shoulder board bearing two (2) embroidered gold stripes below an embroidered gold Latin cross. The artifact was left at The Wall along with a handwritten letter & envelope (VIVE (10260)), a military issue, U.S. Navy service identification tag (VIVE (10261)), & a military issue, U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps (Christian) branch insignia (VIVE (10263)) by U.S. Navy veteran Father Larry R. Lowry on November 13, 1986. (Source: U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), Officer Rank Insignia- http://www.defense.gov/about/insignias/officers.aspx)

MILITARY ISSUE, U.S. NAVY OFFICER RANK INSIGNIA SHOULDER BOARD- LIEUTENANT O-3 ((LT) FULL COLOR), DEDICATED TO U.S. NAVY LIEUTENANT (LT) AND CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR (MOH) RECIPIENT FATHER VINCENT ROBERT CAPODANNO. THE INSIGNIA CONSISTS OF A SINGLE TAPERED, NAVY BLUE HARD SHOULDER BOARD BEARING TWO (2) EMBROIDERED GOLD STRIPES BELOW AN EMBROIDERED GOLD LATIN CROSS ABOVE. AT THE DISTAL END OF THE SHOULDER BOARD IS A SINGLE, BRASS BUTTON DESIGNED TO AFFIX THE SHOULDER BOARD TO MILITARY DRESS AND WHICH BEARS A RAISED RELIEF DEPICTION UPON THE OBVERSE (OR UPPER) SURFACE OF AN AMERICAN EAGLE WITH WINGS ADDORSED AND FACING TO THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE, PERCHED UPON A NAVAL ANCHOR, AND SURROUNDED BY A GLORY CONTAINING THIRTEEN (13) FIVE(5)-POINTED STARS. (SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD), OFFICER RANK INSIGNIA- HTTP://WWW.DEFENSE.GOV/ABOUT/INSIGNIAS/OFFICERS.ASPX) ACCORDING TO VIVE CATALOG NOTES PREPARED BY MRCE COLLECTIONS STAFF, THE ARTIFACT WAS PREVIOUSLY FEATURED IN THE MUSEUM OF OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE EXHIBITION (MOONH# 450). THE OBJECT IS ASSOCIATED WITH VIVE (10260, 10261, & 10263).

Item Weight: 36.9g
Item Length: 14.0cm
Item Width: 6.0cm
Item Depth: 0.5cm (Thickness)