Boxed piece of black granite from the original granite used to construct the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982 in the USA. It comes with a certificate of authenticity.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c.)

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is much more that a chrevron-shaped wall of polished black granite, more that the sum of the 58,183 names engraved on its mirror-like surface. For tens of thouseands of Vietnam Veterans and their families it has become a place of healing, an altar of memory, a hallowed ground.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c. ) - pictorial works, war memorials - united states

This book is dedicated to those who never made it home from Vietnam, both the living and the dead, and to the people who love them so very, very much.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c.), vietnamese conflict , 1961-1975 - biography

On Veteran Day 1982, a unique monument was dedicated on the Mall in Washington D.C. vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c. ) - pictorial works, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - collectibles

On May 9, 1990, a bottle of Jack Daniels, a ring with a letter, a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star, A baseball, a photo album, an ace of spades, and a pie were some of the objects left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c.), funeral rites and ceremonies - united states, purple heart, bronze star

They walk as if on hallowed ground. They touch the stone. They speak with the dead. They come to mourn and to remember, memory mixing with grief, making an old ritual new, creating in this time another timeless moment.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c. ) - pictorial works

On Veteran Day 1982, a unique monument was dedicated on the Mall in Washington D.C. vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c. ) - pictorial works, vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - collectibles

Photo, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Remembrance Garden, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, 17 August 2000.Record of earlist links between Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre and the Diamond Valley Vietnam Veterans.Photo, Framed, wooden. Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Remembrance Garden, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, 17 August 2000.Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Remembrance Garden, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre. Unveiled and dedicated in 1999. Photographed at Vietnam Veterans Day Service on 17 August 2000. Presented to Diamond Valley Vietnam Veterans by Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre 10 November 2000.vietnam, vietnam war, diamond valley vietnam veterans sub branch

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Colour photo in b&w frame with silver matt board. Photo depicts Vietnam Veterans' Memorial USA.The Vietnam Veterans of Australia in appreciation of you commaderie from your friends at VVA Chapter 48 Norfolk Oct 4-7 1992vietnam veterans memorial - usa

The Australian Vietnam Forces National Memorial is located on Anzac Parade in Canberra, the Nation's Capital. In May 1988 the Federal Government announced its support for the project. In August 1988 the first official Vietnam Veterans’ Day was held. In September, the Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, Ben Humphries, launched two television commercials designed to encourage donations and handed over a cheque for $12,500. Subsequent support from the Federal Government brought this to $250,000. However the bulk of the funds cam from public donation, together with some corporate sponsorship. The final cost for the memorial was just over $1.2 million. (info. from Vietnam Veterans association of Australia web-site)This item is significant in that it is a reminder of the history and experiences of the veterans of the Vietnam War and the enduring impact of the war on society.A framed momento of Vietnam War. Medallion is inset into red coloured card over mount board. It is double sided so that the medallion can be viewed from both sides. Silver raised lettering on rectangular black ribbon: "For Those Who Served Suffered and Died - Vietnam 1962 - 1973" Black lettering on red card: "This Commemorative Medallion was presented to the Orbost Shire Council by the Vietnam Veterans Association in recognition of the generosity of the people of the Orbost Shire, the Shire Council and the local R.S.L. in raising $1000, toward the building of the Vietnam Veterans National Memorial in Canberra. This Shire was the first area in the state to raise $1000." On front of medallion: "In Appreciation For Your Support" On reverse side of medallion: "Australian Vietnam Forces - National Memorial"vietnam-war war-momento war-plaque

This item was collected because it commemorates the war in Vietnam (1962-1972)Trapezoid-shaped wooden plaque with two engraved metal attachments commemorating the opening by Tim Fischer MP of the Melton Vietnam Veterans Memorial on 19 August 1998 Melton & District/ Vietnam Veterans Memorial/ Opened 15th August 1998/ by/ Tim Fischer MP/ Deputy Minister of Australia.vietnam veterans association, melton & district, vietnam 1962-1973, tim fishcher

A relic of the battlefield, the Long Tan bayonet was collected on 19/08/1966 by 2nd Lt D R Sabben. He later presented it to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Masonic Lodge ( No. 921) at the South Eastern Masonic Centre in Keysborough, Victoria (now defunct) after they requested an artefact from the battle. In 2001, the SLR bayonet was mounted into a stone ashlar (cube) in the memory of National Serviceman Lt Gordon Sharp of 6th Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) who died in the Battle of Long Tan, 18th August 1966, along with 17 other young Australian soldiers. The artefact was used in Masonic ceremonies held on Vietnam Veterans Day (August 18th) from 2001 until 2024, when it was presented to the National Vietnam Veterans Museum.White marble cube with bayonet in its scabbard fixed into the top of it. A plaque with dedication is on the front, the Vietnam Star medal on the left side, a silver medallion of Queen Elizabeth II on the right side, and "City of Collingwood NO. 464" carved into the bottom.The Long Tan Bayonet / A relic of the battlefield / Presented to the Vietnam Veterans / Memorial Lodge No. 921 / In Memory of Lt Gordon Sharp / By Ex Lt David Sabben, MID. 12 Plt / Commander, D Company, 6thBattalion / The Royal Australian Regiment / DUTY FIRST / 11th August 2001long tan, bayonet, scabbard and bayonet, gordon sharp, 6th battalion the royal australian regiment, d company, 2781465, 2nd lt gordon c sharp, 2lt dave sabben, long tan bayonet, masonic lodge, vietnam veterans memorial masonic lodge, sabben, marble

Four page document. Dawn Service speech delivered by Brigadier Colin Kahn DSO on 3rd October 1992 dedicating the AVVN Memorialdocument, avvn memorial, brig colin kahn

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial lodge plaque, with a circular white shape symbol in the centre. The metal plate is on the centre bottom part of the plaque

We have all viewed on TV or in newspapers, books and magazines, the wreckage of war...a burned-out tank or APC along a red dusty road, a shop-up helicopter, its blades askew. resting in a rice paddy; spent shell casings; bloody drssings; battle gear; or mangled bodies lying in sore far off outpost after a fierce battle.vietnam veterans memorial (washington. dc) - pictorial works, war memorials - united states

Jan Scruggs started and directed the enormously successful effort to create a national memorial honoring those Americans who served their country in the Vietnam War.vietnam veterans memorial (washington, d.c.), vietnam war, 1961-1975, united states

Colour photo in wooden frame with buff matt board. De[icts an elderly couple pointing to a name on the memorial wall in the USWes Kendall (signature)vietnam veterans' memorial