ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Artifact assemblage dedicated to U.S. Army Sergeant (SGT) Timothy Joseph Noden, U.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) Thomas Milton Aaron, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps Corporal (Cpl) Dennis Dale Kaiser, U.S. Marine Corps Corporal (Cpl) Benjamin Harry Harris, U.S. Army Sergeant (SGT) Edward James Reeder, U.S. Marine Corps Corporal (Cpl) John Frank Stockman, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCpl) Frederick Franklin Ray, U.S. Army Corporal (CPL) Darrel Anthony Bondrowski, U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class (PFC) Kenneth Paul Bireley, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCpl) Michael John Rodowicz, U.S. Army Corporal (CPL) David Lee Chaney, & U.S. Army Staff Sergeant (SSG) Gerald Ray Hill and consisting of a handmade sign & a faux flower bouquet. The sign identifies by name the twelve (12) American servicemen (and Vietnam casualties) from Chichester High School in Boothwyn, Pennsylvania to whom the items are dedicated. The artifact assemblage was left at Panel W40 of The Wall by an anonymous donor between October - November 1987.

ASSEMBLAGE DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY SERGEANT (SGT) TIMOTHY JOSEPH NODEN, U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST 4 (SP4) THOMAS MILTON AARON, JR., U.S. MARINE CORPS CORPORAL (CPL) DENNIS DALE KAISER, U.S. MARINE CORPS CORPORAL (CPL) BENJAMIN HARRY HARRIS, U.S. ARMY SERGEANT (SGT) EDWARD JAMES REEDER, U.S. MARINE CORPS CORPORAL (CPL) JOHN FRANK STOCKMAN, U.S. MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL (LCPL) FREDERICK FRANKLIN RAY, U.S. ARMY CORPORAL (CPL) DARREL ANTHONY BONDROWSKI, U.S. MARINE CORPS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) KENNETH PAUL BIRELEY, U.S. MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL (LCPL) MICHAEL JOHN RODOWICZ, U.S. ARMY CORPORAL (CPL) DAVID LEE CHANEY, & U.S. ARMY STAFF SERGEANT (SSG) GERALD RAY HILL AND CONSISTING OF: COMPONENT (A) HANDMADE SIGN, COMPONENT (B) SIGN LETTERING, & COMPONENT (C) FAUX FLOWER BOUQUET. COMPONENT (A) HANDMADE SIGN. THE OBJECT IS A HANDMADE SIGN COMPRISED OF AN OCTAGONALLY SHAPED SEGMENT OF BROWN CARDBOARD, TO THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF WHICH HAVE BEEN AFFIXED (VIA STRIPS OF CLEAR ADHESIVE SCOTCH TAPE AND ADHESIVE MASKING TAPE) NUMEROUS SEGMENTS OF RED & SILVER COLORED POLY-PLASTIC RIBBON. THE RIBBON SEGMENTS ARE AFFIXED TO THE CARDBOARD SUBSTRATE IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO EVOKE ALTERNATING, HORIZONTAL STRIPES FROM THE GROUND OR FIELD OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL, OR "AMERICAN", FLAG. AFFIXED TO THE RIBBON SEGMENTS, SO AS TO FORM WORDS AND PHRASES, ARE RECTANGULARLY SHAPED, GOLD ADHESIVE VINYL DECALS BEARING BLACK, BLOCK LETTERS AT THE CENTER. THESE LETTERS SPELL OUT THE NAMES OF THE TWELVE (12) AMERICAN SERVICEMEN (AND VIETNAM CASUALTIES) FROM CHICHESTER HIGH SCHOOL IN BOOTHWYN, PENNSYLVANIA TO WHOM THE SIGN IS DEDICATED. A NOTE HANDWRITTEN IN GRAPHITE PENCIL AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS UPON A SEGMENT OF ADHESIVE MASKING TAPE AT THE UPPER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE SIGN SPECIFIES THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) WALL LOCATION OF DONATION AND READS, "W40". THE LETTERING UPON THE RIBBON SEGMENTS COMPRISING COMPONENT (B) APPEAR TO HAVE BECOME DISJOINED FROM THE SIGN. COMPONENT (B) SIGN LETTERING. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF THREE (3) SEGMENTS OF RED & SILVER COLORED POLY-PLASTIC RIBBON (TWO (2) RED & ONE (1) SILVER) TO WHICH ARE AFFIXED RECTANGULARLY SHAPED, GOLD ADHESIVE VINYL DECALS BEARING BLACK, BLOCK LETTERS AT THE CENTER, SO AS TO FORM WORDS AND PHRASES. THE PHRASE SPELLED OUT UPON ONE OF THE RED RIBBONS READS, "MY BROTHERS", WHILE THE PHRASE UPON THE OTHER RED RIBBON READS, "CHICHESTER HS". THE REMAINING PHRASE UPON THE SILVER RIBBON READS, "BOOTHWYN PENNA". THESE RIBBON SEGMENTS WITH AFFIXED LETTERING APPEAR TO HAVE BECOME DISJOINED FROM COMPONENT (A). COMPONENT (C) FAUX FLOWER BOUQUET. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF TWENTY (20) FAUX FLOWERS INTENDED TO REPLICATE THE APPEARANCE OF A BOUQUET OF CARNATIONS & ROSES. THESE FAUX FLOWERS ARE COMPRISED OF RED & WHITE NYLON FLOWER PETALS, GREEN NYLON LEAVES, AND GREEN & BROWN POLY-PLASTIC STEMS.

Text of the vinyl lettering inscriptions upon COMPONENTS (A & B) is transcribed in full, as follows: [COMPONENT (A), obverse object surface, vinyl lettering inscription] "TIMOTHY NODEN / THOMAS AARON JR / DENNIS KAISER / BENJAMIN HARRIS / EDWARD REEDER / JOHN STOCKMAN / FREDERICK RAY / DARREL BONDROSKI [sic] / KENNETH BIRELEY / JOHN RODOWICZ / DAVID CHANEY / GERALD HILL" / [COMPONENT (B), ribbon #1 (red), vinyl lettering inscription] "MY BROTHERS" / [COMPONENT (B), ribbon #2 (red), vinyl lettering inscription] "CHICHESTER HS" / [COMPONENT (B), ribbon #3 (silver), vinyl lettering inscription] "BOOTHWYN PENNA"

Item Weight: 100.0g (Weight of COMPONENT (A) only)
Item Length: 37.5cm
Item Width: 32.7cm
Item Depth: 0.5cm (Thickness)