ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Commemorative POW*MIA bracelet dedicated to U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3) Martin D. Vanden Eykel II. The bracelet bears engraved inscriptions specifying CW3 Eykel II's military rank, name, branch of service, casualty date, theater of military operations, & home state of record which read, "CWO MARTIN D. VANDEN EYKEL / USA 12-2-69 SVN / IL". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between March - April 1989.

COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER 3 (CW3) MARTIN D VANDEN EYKEL II. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A FLAT STRIP OF RECTANGULARLY SHAPED, RED COLORED ALUMINUM [?] METAL WITH ROUNDED ENDS BENT INTO A ROUGHLY CIRCULAR SHAPE TO FORM A BRACELET. AN ENGRAVED INSCRIPTION AT THE EXTERIOR, OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BRACELET BEARS CW3 EYKEL II'S MILITARY RANK, NAME, BRANCH OF SERVICE, CASUALTY DATE, & THEATER OF MILITARY OPERATIONS, "CWO MARTIN D. VANDEN EYKEL / USA 12-2-69 SVN", WHILE A SECONDARY INSCRIPTION ENGRAVED UPON THE EXTERIOR, REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BRACELET BEARS THE TWO (2) LETTER ABBREVIATION FOR CW3 EYKEL II'S HOME STATE OF RECORD, "IL".

Text of the engraved inscriptions upon the exterior object surfaces is transcribed in full, as follows: [Exterior, obverse object surface, engraved inscription] "CWO MARTIN D. VANDEN EYKEL / USA 12-2-69 SVN" / [Exterior, reverse object surface, engraved inscription] "IL"

Item Weight: 4.7g
Item Width: 1.3cm
Item Depth: 7.0cm (Diameter) / 22.0cm (Circumference) / 5.3cm (Depth)