WHY WILL THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NOT ACCEPT OBJECTS VIA THE POSTAL SERVICE?
Objects are not taken through the mail because they lack the physical experience of a person leaving something at the Memorial. Many people bring objects to leave and find themselves unable to do so, while others bring nothing and then develop a spontaneous tribute which they leave at the Memorial. This could be as simple as a message on a popsicle stick to leaving a piece of uniform that the person was wearing. It is this interaction with the memorial that makes this collection unique.
