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  • Collection: Vietnam War

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Ronald took several pictures while in Vietnam. He often took pictures of himself in addition to his friends and surroundings.

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An image featuring the living quarters of some of the United States Navy's hospital corpsmen.

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This is the ribbon rack of Alfred J. Mirabelli's service in the United States navy.

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A United States issued magnifying glass/Hastings Triplet.

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Left at the wall in 1995, this color photograph taken in Vietnam depicts the brotherhood between a group of soldiers. A handwritten note at the reverse side addresses the photograph to Gerry, and quotes the Vietnam-era refrain "It don't mean…

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Left at the Wall in 1990, the assemblage is dedicated to U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class (PFC) Donald Gary Detmer. A baby sweater accompanies a handwritten envelope, in which a there is an enclosed letter from PFC Detmer's mother.
According…

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Dedicated to U.S. Army Sergeant (SGT) James Robert Pantall, the dog tags were left at the Memorial in 1992. The reverse side of the tags are stamped "POW*MIA / PANTALL, JAMES R / E3 USA / 3 NOV 70 VS / CLYMER PA".

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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…

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A bottle of San Miguel Pale Pilsen beer, along with a letter, left at the Wall in 1990. The letter, originally enclosed in the bottle, is addressed to U.S. Army Specialist 4 (SP4) James Malcolm Arbuthnot.

Dated as 19 October, the letter…
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