From the collection of the National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks.
bracelet, commemorative POW*MIA
VIVE 03164
11/03/1989
Commemorative POW*MIA bracelet dedicated to U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Edwin Lee Atterberry. The bracelet bears engraved inscriptions specifying Lt Col Atterberry's military rank, name, & casualty date which read, "MAJ. EDWIN ATTERBERRY / 8-12-67". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between September - November 1989.
COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET DEDICATED TO U.S. AIR FORCE LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LT COL) EDWIN LEE ATTERBERRY. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A FLAT STRIP OF RECTANGULARLY SHAPED, POLISHED ALUMINUM [?] METAL WITH ROUNDED ENDS BENT INTO A ROUGHLY CIRCULAR SHAPE TO FORM A BRACELET. AN ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION (IN-FILLED IN BLACK) AT THE EXTERIOR, OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BRACELET BEARS LT COL ATTERBERRY'S MILITARY RANK, NAME, & CASUALTY DATE, "MAJ. EDWIN ATTERBERRY / 8-12-67", WHILE A SECONDARY INSCRIPTION STAMPED UPON THE INTERIOR OBJECT SURFACE IN RECESSED BLOCK SCRIPT READS, "VIVA"; THEREBY INDICATING THAT THE BRACELET WAS CREATED & DISTRIBUTED BY VOICES IN VITAL AMERICA (VIVA), AND AS SUCH IS AMONG THE ORIGINAL SUCH ITEMS PRODUCED. AFFIXED TO THE PROPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION AT THE EXTERIOR, OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE IS A VINYL ADHESIVE DECAL. THE DECAL IS COMPRISED OF A CIRCULARLY SHAPED, WHITE BACKGROUND CHARGED WITH A SINGLE BLUE, FIVE (5)-POINTED STAR AT THE CENTER.
VIVE-00068
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Text of the engraved & stamped inscriptions upon the various object surfaces is transcribed in full, as follows: [Exterior, obverse object surface, engraved inscription] "MAJ. EDWIN ATTERBERRY / 8-12-67" / [Interior, reverse object surface, stamped inscription] "VIVA"
Item Weight: 15.4g
Item Width: 1.3cm
Item Depth: 6.5cm (Diameter) / 20.4cm (Circumference) / 5.6cm (Depth)