Offerings at the Wall
Author | : Thomas B. Allen |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 1999-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 0788163841 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780788163845 |
Rating | : 4/5 (845 Downloads) |
Download or read book Offerings at the Wall written by Thomas B. Allen and published by . This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On Veterans Day 1982, a unique monument was dedicated in Wash., DC, with 140 black panels engraved with the names of the more than 58,000 Americans who died in Vietnam. Now as much a shrine as a monument, the Vietnam Wall has become a pilgrimage site, a place where people leave votive offerings in a variety too wide to categorize. All of them have been collected, preserved, & cataloged by the National Park Service. This volume presents a selection of the mementos left at the wall, ranging from combat boots & weapons to baseballs & bubble gum wrappers to a family photograph taken from the body of a dead Vietnamese soldier.