Defense Nuclear Agency Framed Signed Poem Target Drone Photo 1978 Vintage

Every office has a coworker who gets sent off with a handmade gift, and this is one of those. It is a typed farewell verse titled "Ode to the Pilot Who Wanted to Sail," written for a pilot named Charlie leaving DNA for Wright Pat, framed with a color photo of a red-orange target drone launching from a ship's deck. Two printed trident-and-wreath badges sit at the top of the sheet, which gives it a naval flavor.

Details

• A group of coworkers signed it in ink, and a handwritten '78 appears beside one signature, which points to the late 1970s. It would suit a military or aviation collector, a den or office wall, or anyone who likes one-of-a-kind ephemera with a real story behind it.
• typed poem credited to "Jim Osgood and PORA"; legible signatures include Art Barry, Helen Roland and Betty Crossman.
• The oak-look frame has a gold-tone metal liner, a pink fabric-textured mat with two openings (one for the poem, one for the photo), glass front and a wire hanger.
• It weighs about 3.25 lb.

Condition: The mat and frame have brown spots, there is a worn spot on the gold liner, and the brown paper dust cover on the back is torn and peeling. The photo is faded and color-shifted toward magenta and purple. Please see the photos.

Packed with care, and the photos are part of the description.