We encourage you to share an object that encapsulates the veteran experience in your life, whether you are a veteran, an active service member, or if you have a family member, friend, or colleague who is a veteran. 

Post an image of that object with a few sentences of description using the hashtag #AmericanVeteranPBS on social media — on whatever platform you feel most comfortable using. 

Share a photo or quote of an item, person, or place that is pivotal to your experience with veterans. 

Share a photo or describe an item, person, or place that makes you understand what veterans experience or experienced. This could be something you saw in the series, or something you already have, or something that belongs to a family member or a friend. 

Objects were being left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C., long before the formal dedication in May, 1987. These objects, and the ones still being left today, were initially housed at a facility in Maryland, until Army Vet. Duery Felton, Jr., stepped in. With some other Vietnam Veterans, he helped identify the objects, and The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Collection was born.