M1 combat helmet, left at the Wall.

Title

M1 combat helmet, left at the Wall.

Description

The military-issued M1 combat helmet was left at the Memorial in 1990. Handwritten both on the exterior and interior of the helmet is the name of U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal (LCpl) D.L. The helmet was originally left at the Wall with a full-sized US Marine Corps flag.

Source

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Contributor

From the collections of the National Park Service, the National Mall, and the Memorial Parks.

Collection

Citation

“M1 combat helmet, left at the Wall.,” UNO Digital Humanities Projects, accessed April 20, 2024, https://unodigitalhumanitiesprojects.omeka.net/items/show/423.

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