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Like many soldiers, US Marine Corps Corporal Donald Alfred Herrick wrote a letter to home before being shipped off to France in World War I. The artist pulled out and expanded certain passages written by her grandfather that would have carried…

US Navy, Vietnam War, 1969-1971
Worn by Leading Petty Officer Ralph Bakle

US Army, Cold War, 1982-1992
Worn by Captain Robert J. Girod (IU South Bend faculty)

US Army, World War I, France, ca. 1914-1918
Used by Private First Class Robert Girod

75mm brass cartridge commemorating the Battle of Soissons (France) during World War I.
Loaned by Dr. Dave Vollrath (IU South Bend faculty)

United States Army - Operation Desert Storm hot weather hat in tan/desert camouflage

US Army, World War I, France, ca. 1914-1918
Worn by Private First Class Robert Girod

US Army, Cold War, 1982-1992
Worn by Captain Robert J. Girod (IU South Bend faculty)

US Army National Guard, 2015-present
Worn by Private First Class Robert J.D. Girod

US Marine Corps, Vietnam War, 1968-1969
Worn by Corporal Edward Burns (IU South Bend alum)