ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

ITEM SUMMARY

Commemorative "VIETNAM REMEMBERED" patch. The artifact was left at The Wall by an anonymous donor between October - November 1987.

ITEM DESCRIPTION

COMMEMORATIVE PATCH. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A BLACK AND GOLD FABRIC PATCH IN THE FORM OF A CIRCULARLY SHAPED BLACK DISC WITH AN EMBROIDERED BLACK EXTERIOR BORDER. A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF THE THREE SERVICEMEN STATUE IS EMBROIDERED IN GOLD THREAD AT THE CENTER OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PATCH, ALONG WITH THE COPYRIGHT SYMBOL, "©" AT THE LOWER, PROPER LEFT-HAND CORNER OF THE GRAPHIC. THE PHRASE, "VIETNAM" IS EMBROIDERED IN GOLD, ARCHED, BLOCK SCRIPT ALONG THE UPPER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PATCH, WHILE THE CORRESPONDING PHRASE, "REMEMBERED" IS SIMILARLY EMBROIDERED IN GOLD, BLOCK SCRIPT ALONG THE LOWER EDGE OF THE OBVERSE OBJECT SURFACE.

ASSOCIATED ITEM TEXT

Text of the embroidered inscription upon the obverse object surface is transcribed in full, as follows: "VIETNAM / REMEMBERED / ©"

ITEM DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

Item Weight: 3.9g
Item Length: 7.7cm diameter
Item Depth: 7.8cm (Diameter) / 24.5cm (Circumference) / 0.2cm (Thickness)