ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Commemorative POW*MIA bracelet dedicated to U.S. Army Staff Sergeant (SSG) Humberto Acosta-Rosario. The bracelet bears engraved inscriptions specifying SSG Acosta-Rosario's military rank, name, & casualty date which read, "SPEC.4 HUMBERTO ACOSTA-ROSARIO / 8-22-68". The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between October - November 1987.

COMMEMORATIVE POW*MIA BRACELET DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY STAFF SERGEANT (SSG) HUMBERTO ACOSTA-ROSARIO. 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 SSG ACOSTA-ROSARIO'S MILITARY RANK, NAME, & CASUALTY DATE, "SPEC.4 HUMBERTO ACOSTA-ROSARIO / 8-22-68", 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.

Text of the engraved & stamped inscriptions upon the various object surfaces is transcribed in full, as follows: [Exterior, obverse object surface, engraved inscription] "SPEC.4 HUMBERTO ACOSTA-ROSARIO / 8-22-68" / [Interior, reverse object surface, stamped inscription] "VIVA ™"

Item Weight: 18.8g
Item Width: 1.3cm
Item Depth: 7.0cm (Diamter) / 22.0cm (Circumference) / 5.2cm (Depth)