Photographs by Rick Vargas
Near the base of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, comrades and loved ones leave their poignant tokens of remembrance.
Tri-fold American Flag - Typical of what would have been draped on a veteran's casket.
Black Beret with the 101st Airborn Division, Reconnaissance Unit Insignia - According to "donor" information, it was left by the sole surviving member of a 12-man recon team, ambushed in November, 1967.
Montage made from Beer Can, Ravoli, P-38 Can Opener, Flag and Cigarettes left in Remembrance for a friend, dated April 1989 "Dear Eddie - In memory of the great football game of August 1907..."
Baseball Mitt - Left without explanation at The Wall.
U.S. Military Entrenching Tool and Framed Letter - The "donor" mentions the names Timothy, Christopher, Frank and John. He also says, "...I was not successful in healing your injured bodies as they lay in my arms..."
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