From the collection of the National Park Service, National Mall and Memorial Parks.
bracelet, commemorative POW*MIA
VIVE 05464
07/07/1987
Commemorative POW*MIA bracelet dedicated to U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Lawrence Gerald Evert. The bracelet bears engraved inscriptions specifying Lt Col Evert's military rank, name, & casualty date which read, "CAPT. LAWRENCE EVERT / 11-8-67". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between June - July 1987.
COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET DEDICATED TO U.S. AIR FORCE LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LT COL) LAWRENCE GERALD EVERT. 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 AT THE EXTERIOR, OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE BRACELET BEARS LT COL EVERT'S MILITARY RANK, NAME, & CASUALTY DATE, "CAPT. LAWRENCE EVERT / 11-8-67", 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.
VIVE-00043
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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] "CAPT. LAWRENCE EVERT / 11-8-67" / [Interior, reverse object surface, stamped inscription] "VIVA"
Item Weight: 15.2g
Item Width: 1.3cm
Item Depth: 7.2cm (Diameter) / 22.6cm (Circumference) / 5.0cm (Depth)