ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Two (2) Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) Wall information printouts dedicated to U.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) Dennis Francis Delasandro & U.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) Raymond Frank Demory, respectively. The VVM printouts specify each serviceman's name, rank, branch of service, birthday, casualty date, home town of record, and VVM Wall location information. A handwritten inscription upon SP4 Delasandro's printout reads, "We Love You Bro / Joe B / 1/5 / Terry Kohn / 1/5 (Meck [sic])", while a handwritten inscription upon SP4 Demory's printout reads, "To my Brother who Died on my Birthday, / you are missed / Joe 1/5 / Terry Kohn / 1/5 (Meck [sic])". The artifacts were left at Panel 14E of The Wall by U.S. military and Vietnam veterans Joe B. & Terry Kohn on November 13, 1987.

TWO (2) VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) WALL INFORMATION PRINTOUTS DEDICATED TO U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST 4 (SP4) DENNIS FRANCIS DELASANDRO & U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST 4 (SP4) RAYMOND FRANK DEMORY, RESPECTIVELY. THE FIRST (1ST) OBJECT IS COMPRISED OF A COMPUTERIZED PRINTOUT IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS UPON A ROUGHLY TORN SHEET OF RECTANGULARLY SHAPED, WHITE, UNLINED PAPER BEARING VVM WALL INFORMATION (I.E. LAST NAME, GIVEN NAME, RANK, BRANCH OF SERVICE, BIRTHDAY, CASUALTY DATE, HOME TOWN OF RECORD, PANEL #, & LINE #) FOR, "DELASANDRO / DENNIS FRANCIS" PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE. AN INSCRIPTION HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK AND CURSIVE SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE UPPER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PRINTOUT READS, "WE LOVE YOU BRO / JOE B / 1/5 / TERRY KOHN / 1/5 (MECK [sic])". AT THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE, A ONE (1) PARAGRAPH DESCRIPTION ENTITLED, "LOCATING NAMES AT THE MEMORIAL" IS PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AND SERVES TO PROVIDE DIRECTIONAL ORIENTATION TO VISITORS TO THE WALL. THE SECOND (2ND) OBJECT IS COMPRISED OF A COMPUTERIZED PRINTOUT IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS UPON A ROUGHLY TORN SHEET OF RECTANGULARLY SHAPED, WHITE, UNLINED PAPER BEARING VVM WALL INFORMATION (I.E. LAST NAME, GIVEN NAME, RANK, BRANCH OF SERVICE, BIRTHDAY, CASUALTY DATE, HOME TOWN OF RECORD, PANEL #, & LINE #) FOR, "DEMORY / RAYMOND FRANK" PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE. AN INSCRIPTION HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK AND CURSIVE SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE UPPER, PROPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PRINTOUT READS, "TO MY BROTHER WHO DIED ON MY BIRTHDAY, / YOU ARE MISSED / JOE 1/5". A SECOND (2ND) INSCRIPTION HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK AND CURSIVE SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE UPPER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PRINTOUT READS, "TERRY KOHN / 1/5 (MECK [sic])". AT THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE, A ONE (1) PARAGRAPH DESCRIPTION ENTITLED, "LOCATING NAMES AT THE MEMORIAL" IS PRINTED IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AND SERVES TO PROVIDE DIRECTIONAL ORIENTATION TO VISITORS TO THE WALL. ALSO AT THE LOWER, PROPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER OF THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL (VVM) WALL LOCATION INFORMATION, "14E" IS HANDWRITTEN IN BLACK INK AND BLOCK SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS.

Text of the printed and handwritten inscriptions upon the obverse & reverse object surfaces of both (2) printouts is transcribed in full, as follows: [Delasandro printout, obverse object surface, printed inscriptions] "VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL / Washington, DC / 11/13/87 / Last Name: DELASANDRO / Given Name: DENNIS FRANCIS / Rank: SP4 / Branch of Service: ARMY / Birthday: 01 DEC 44 / Casualty Date: 28 DEC 66 / Home Town of Record: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ / Panel: 13E / Line Number: 089" / [Delasandro printout, obverse object surface, handwritten inscription] "We Love You Bro / Joe B / 1/5 / Terry Kohn / 1/5 (Meck [sic])" / [Delasandro printout, reverse object surface, printed inscription] "Locating Names At The Memorial / When facing the center of the Wall, the East Wall is to your right, starting with panel 1E with the date 1959 at the top. / The West Wall, starting with panel 1W with the date 1975 at the bottom, is on the left. / The number identifying a certain panel is located at the bottom of each panel. / There are dots located every ten lines on the edge of the even-numbered panels. / They are used to help find the line on which a name appears. / Count down from the top. / WEST WALL / EAST WALL / [Wall Memorial diagram] / Lincoln Memorial / Washington Monument" / [Demory printout, obverse object surface, printed inscriptions] "VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL / Washington, DC / 11/13/87 / Last Name: DEMORY / Given Name: RAYMOND FRANK / Rank: SP4 / Branch of Service: ARMY / Birthday: 27 NOV 45 / Casualty Date: 03 FEB 67 / Home Town of Record: VERNON, TX / Panel: 14E / Line Number: 111" / [Demory printout, obverse object surface, handwritten inscriptions] "To my Brother who Died on my Birthday, / you are missed / Joe 1/5 / Terry Kohn / 1/5 (Meck [sic])" / [Demory printout, reverse object surface, printed inscription] "Locating Names At The Memorial / When facing the center of the Wall, the East Wall is to your right, starting with panel 1E with the date 1959 at the top. / The West Wall, starting with panel 1W with the date 1975 at the bottom, is on the left. / The number identifying a certain panel is located at the bottom of each panel. / There are dots located every ten lines on the edge of the even-numbered panels. / They are used to help find the line on which a name appears. / Count down from the top. / WEST WALL / EAST WALL / [Wall Memorial diagram] / Lincoln Memorial / Washington Monument" / [Demory printout, reverse object surface, handwritten inscription] "14E"

Item Weight: 0.8g (Weight of Delasandro printout only)
Item Length: 9.3cm
Item Width: 11.4cm