ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Artifact assemblage dedicated to U.S. Army Corporal (CPL) Ronald Wayne Ireland and consisting of a non-military issue, commemorative name plate bearing an affixed non-military issue, commemorative Vietnam Service Medal ribbon lapel pin, full color. The military rank, name, & casualty date, "CPL. RONNIE W. IRELAND / NOVEMBER 16, 1969" are engraved or stamped [?] upon the obverse surface of the name plate, while the lapel pin is affixed through a hole drilled in the upper, center edge of the obverse surface of the name plate. The artifact assemblage was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between November 2008 - May 2009.

ASSEMBLAGE DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPORAL (CPL) RONALD WAYNE IRELAND AND CONSISTING OF: COMPONENT (A) NON-MILITARY ISSUE, COMMEMORATIVE NAME PLATE & COMPONENT (B) NON-MILITARY ISSUE, COMMEMORATIVE VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL RIBBON LAPEL PIN. COMPONENT (A) NON-MILITARY ISSUE, COMMEMORATIVE NAME PLATE DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY CORPORAL (CPL) RONALD WAYNE IRELAND. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED SEGMENT OF BLACK POLY-PLASTIC BEARING THE MILITARY RANK, NAME, & CASUALTY DATE, "CPL. RONNIE W. IRELAND / NOVEMBER 16, 1969" ENGRAVED OR STAMPED [?] UPON THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE IN RECESSED, WHITE BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS. A SMALL, CIRCULARLY SHAPED HOLE IS DRILLED THROUGH THE UPPER, CENTER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE NAME PLATE, THROUGH WHICH IS PRESENTLY AFFIXED COMPONENT (B) VIA A PIN POST/CLUTCHBACK AT THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE. COMPONENT (B) NON-MILITARY ISSUE, COMMEMORATIVE VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL RIBBON LAPEL PIN, FULL COLOR. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A GOLD COLORED METAL AND PRIMITIVE GREEN, AIR FORCE YELLOW, & OLD GLORY RED ENAMEL DEVICE IN THE FORM OF A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED, GOLD TRIMMED RIBBON FIELD BEARING ALTERNATING, VERTICAL PRIMITIVE GREEN, AIR FORCE YELLOW, AND OLD GLORY RED STRIPES. THE YEAR OF MILITARY SERVICE, " '69" IS EXECUTED IN RED ARABIC NUMERALS OVER A TEXTURED GOLD BACKGROUND AND IS AFFIXED AT THE UPPER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE RECTANGULARLY SHAPED RIBBON FIELD. THE LAPEL PIN IS PRESENTLY AFFIXED TO THE UPPER, CENTER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF COMPONENT (A) VIA A PIN POST/CLUTCHBACK AT THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACES OF BOTH COMPONENTS.

Text of the engraved or stamped [?] inscriptions upon the obverse object surface of COMPONENT (A), as well as of the raised lettering inscription upon the obverse object surface of COMPONENT (B), is transcribed in full, as follows: [COMPONENT (A), obverse object surface, engraved or stamped [?] inscription] "CPL. RONNIE W. IRELAND / NOVEMBER 16, 1969" / [COMPONENT (B), obverse object surface, raised lettering inscription] " '69"

Item Weight: 13.7g (Collective weight of COMPONENTS (A & B))
Item Length: 5.0cm
Item Width: 12.7cm
Item Depth: 0.1cm (Thickness)