Canteen.
Title
Canteen.
Subject
canteen
Description
A canteen left at the Vietnam Memorial in 1995. Writing on the exterior surface of the canteen is addressed to "Rick" and signed ""Fredrick W. Pepper / USN / 1969 - 1973." As indicated by some writing on the object, the canteen was left during a "MARCHE [sic] ON DC. 95 / FOR OUR HERO'S [sic]."
Additionally, an excerpt of the writing reads:
"When you should have been worried about your next date you died [...] I was spared. / You were not. / Today I marche [sic] to fight a different war. / One to save those who our country has abandoned [...] I will never forget you or them."
Additionally, an excerpt of the writing reads:
"When you should have been worried about your next date you died [...] I was spared. / You were not. / Today I marche [sic] to fight a different war. / One to save those who our country has abandoned [...] I will never forget you or them."
Source
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund website
Contributor
From the collections of the National Park Service, the National Mall, and the Memorial Parks.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Canteen.,” UNO Digital Humanities Projects, accessed April 18, 2024, https://unodigitalhumanitiesprojects.omeka.net/items/show/418.