[The following is one of many notes and letters found at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C.]
This wedding ring belonged to a young Viet Cong fighter. He was killed by a marine unit in the Phu Loc province of South Vietnam in May of 1968. I wish I knew more about this young man. I have carried this ring for 18 years and it’s time for me to lay it down. This boy is not my enemy any longer.
Frederick Garten, Sgt. USMC
Source:
Palmer, Laura. Shrapnel in the Heart: Letters and Remembrances from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Vintage Books, 1988. 184. Print.
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