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101st Airborne T-Shirt
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
101st Airborne T-Shirt
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

101st Airborne T-Shirt

Artifact SeriesObama Administration Collection 2009-2017
Artifact ID2018.1.94
Object Type T-Shirt
Medium textile (cotton), ink
DimensionsOverall - 2D L 29 5/8 in x W 36 1/2 in (92.7 cm x 75.2 cm )
 Manufacturer's Size Large (L)
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionBlack t-shirt with an 101st Airborne logo on the front right with the image of a bald eagle. The reverse has Sgt. Brendan Ferreira's War Story injuries listed in yellow text.
Inscriptions and MarkingsPrinted on obverse: AIRBORNE Printed on reverse: SGT. BRENDAN FERREIRA'S WAR STORY TYPE OF INJURY: BLAST/MULTITRUAMA ETIOLOGY OF INJURY: EXPLOSIVE (SUICIDE BOMBER) DATE OF INJURY: MARCH 9,2010 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION WHEN INJURY OCCURED: AFGHANISTAN INJURIES: LEFT FOREARM AMPUTATION LEFT SHOULDER FRACTURE RIGHT LOWER LEG FRACTURE LEGALLY BLIND RUPTURE OF RIGHT EYE TRAUMATIC SEVERING OF LEFT KNEE JOINT SEVERE FACIAL FRACTURES SEVERE SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE TO LEFT LEG MULTIPLE SCALP AND FACIAL LACERATIONS AND BURNS BILATERAL LUNG CONTUSION UNDETERMINED AMOUNT OF SUTURES CANTALOUPE SIZE TESTICLES TO BE ABLE TO TELL HIS OWN STORY...PRICELESS!
Custodial History / ProvenanceThis item is material associated with various agencies and offices during the Obama administration and maintained as government property until its transfer to the National Archives in January 2017 for deposit with the Obama Presidential Library.Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionBarack Obama Artifact Collection (National Archives Identifier 63542091)
National Archives Catalog SeriesObama Administration Collection 2009-2017 (National Archives Identifier 66540607)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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