“There are 58,183 names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The lives they touched tell their stories.”
The story of three items left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall: a pencil holder, a sheriff's badge, and an electric guitar. Each item connects the living with the dead and are left as either memorials or to heal the wounds of war.
Edward James Olmos
Col. Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
Richard Chevolleau
Timothy Mullen (segment "The Pencil Holder")
Dean McDermott
Capt. Allen (segment "The Pencil Holder")
Trevor Blumas
Ben Holst (segment "The Pencil Holder")
Savion Glover
Bracey Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
Ruby Dee
Mrs. Mitchell (segment "The Badge")
Martin Roach
Calvin (segment "The Badge")
Linette Doherty
Denise (segment "The Badge")
Darlene Cooke
Ada (segment "The Badge")
Rudy Webb
Louis (segment "The Badge")
Karen Robinson
Liz (segment "The Badge")
Matt Birman
Cruz (segment "The Badge")
