Call NumberZ-11873CreatorRule, LloydDate1965-1970SummaryA wounded African American veteran lies on a bed at Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. He wears military fatigues and has his left arm in a cage type sling. An official of the Disabled Veterans of America hands him a certificate that reads in part: "In Grateful Appreciation ..." The man wears a cap with the lettering: "National Service Officer."Physical Description1 negative ; 6 x 7 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.)Born-Digital or AnalogAnalogSubjectDisabled American Veterans--PeopleFitzsimons Army Medical CenterAfrican Americans--Military serviceVietnam War, 1961-1975--Medical aspectsAwardsInteriorsSoldiersWar casualties.Geographic AreaDenver (Colo.)CollectionPhotographs - Western HistoryRelated MaterialImage File: ZZR711011873Type of MaterialFilm negativesDigital Version Created FromWH1843Original Material Found in CollectionWH1843. Lloyd Rule papersLloyd Rule photograph collectionNotesPenciled on negative envelope: "#6381" and "Box 16."; Penciled on negative envelope: "DAV - Service Bugle photos, Mayor proclamation at Fitzsimons Army Hospital, Viet Vet bedshot."; Title derived from negative envelope. R7110118733DonorPierce O'Farrill, donor
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