ITEMS LEFT AT THE WALL

Full color photographic print dedicated to U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class (PFC) John Larry Modglin, U.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) Rodger Dale Haste, U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCpl) Frank William Marks, U.S. Army Corporal (CPL) Michael Leroy Ebert, U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class (PFC) Elvin Wayne Gose, U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class (PFC) Vaughn Lee Brown, U.S. Navy Hospitalman (HM) William Marion Brees, Jr., U.S. Navy Hospitalman 3 (HM3) Huger Lee Phelps, U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class (PFC) Michael Dean Terry, U.S. Army Sergeant (SGT) Norris Ray Borgman, and U.S. Army Sergeant (SGT) Mark Gregory Draper. The photograph is an image of the Hancock County, Indiana Vietnam Veteran Memorial which lists the names of those Hancock County residents killed during the Vietnam War. A handwritten inscription at the reverse surface of the print is addressed, "To our Brothers who gave it all" by, "Viet Nam Vets from Greenfield, Indiana" and offers love, remembrance, and God's protection until the departed are met again. The artifact was left at The Wall by Greenfield, Indiana Vietnam veterans in remembrance of their fallen comrades on May 25, 1991.

FULL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT DEDICATED TO U.S. MARINE CORPS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) JOHN LARRY MODGLIN, U.S. ARMY SPECIALIST 4 (SP4) RODGER DALE HASTE, U.S. MARINE CORPS LANCE CORPORAL (LCPL) FRANK WILLIAM MARKS, U.S. ARMY CORPORAL (CPL) MICHAEL LEROY EBERT, U.S. MARINE CORPS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) ELVIN WAYNE GOSE, U.S. MARINE CORPS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) VAUGHN LEE BROWN, U.S. NAVY HOSPITALMAN (HN) WILLIAM MARION BREES JR, U.S. NAVY HOSPITALMAN 3 (HM3) HUGER LEE PHELPS, U.S. MARINE CORPS PRIVATE FIRST CLASS (PFC) MICHAEL DEAN TERRY, U.S. ARMY SERGEANT (SGT) NORRIS RAY BORGMAN, AND U.S. ARMY SERGEANT (SGT) MARK GREGORY DRAPER. THE OBJECT CONSISTS OF A FULL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT (PORTRAIT ORIENTATION) FEATURING A HEAD-ON VIEW OF THE HANCOCK COUNTY, INDIANA VIETNAM VETERAN MEMORIAL, WITH A HANDWRITTEN INSCRIPTION IN BLACK INK AND CURSIVE SCRIPT/ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PRINT. THE MEMORIAL PICTURED AT THE IMAGE SURFACE OF THE PRINT IS A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED, GRAY GRANITE BLOCK WITH ROUGH HEWN EDGES ATOP A GRAY GRANITE PEDESTAL AND BEARING ENGRAVED, BLOCK LETTERING/ARABIC NUMERALS AT THE OBVERSE SURFACE IN-FILLED WITH A BLACK BACKGROUND THAT PROVIDE THE NAME OF THE MEMORIAL, A BRIEF MEMORIAL TRIBUTE, AND A LIST OF THE FULL NAMES OF THOSE TWELVE (12) SERVICEMEN FROM HANCOCK COUNTY, INDIANA WHO DIED IN SERVICE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR ALONG WITH THEIR RANK AND CASUALTY DATE. THE HANDWRITTEN INSCRIPTION AT THE REVERSE OBJECT SURFACE OF THE PRINT IS ADDRESSED, "TO OUR BROTHERS WHO GAVE IT ALL [...]", IS SIGNED, "VIET NAM VETS FROM GREENFIELD, INDIANA", IS DATED, "25 MAY 1991", AND OFFERS LOVE, REMEMBRANCE, AND GOD'S PROTECTION UNTIL THE DEPARTED ARE MET AGAIN.

Text of the memorial at the obverse object surface and the handwritten inscription at the reverse object surface is transcribed in full, as follows: [Memorial text, obverse object surface] "HANCOCK COUNTY VIETNAM VETERAN MEMORIAL / IN GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE TO THOSE WHO SERVED AND THOSE WHO GALLANTLY GAVE THEIR LIVES IN VIETNAM / P.F.C. JOHN LARRY MODGLIN / JULY 18, 1967 / SPEC 4 RODGER D. HASTE / DEC. 22, 1967 / LANCE CPL. FRANK W. MARKS / MARCH 9, 1968 / CPL. MICHAEL L. EBERT / MARCH 21, 1968 / P.F.C. ELVIN W. GOSE / MARCH 25, 1968 / P.F.C. VAUGHN L. BROWN / JULY 1, 1968 / HN WILLIAM H. BREES JR. / OCT. 8, 1968 / HM 3 HUGER L. PHELPS / FEB. 10, 1969 / P.F.C. MICHAEL D. TERRY / OCT. 12, 1969 / SGT. NORRIS RAY BORGMAN / JAN. 6, 1970 / SPEC 4 MARK G. DRAPER / JULY 22, 1970 / LT. ROBERT H. HARLAN II / MIA OCT. 25, 1965" / [Handwritten inscription, reverse object surface] "To our Brothers who gave it all / God keep you 'till we all meet again / Love and Miss you / Viet Nam Vets from Greenfield, Indiana / 25 May 1991"

Item Weight: 3.7g
Item Length: 15.0cm
Item Width: 10.0cm