THE WALL OF FACES

The “Friends of Rocky Versace” remember one of Rocky’s fellow alumni from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, 1LT John Thomas Corley Jr., on what would’ve been his 71st birthday - 7 December 2016 (the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor).

First Lieutenant John Thomas Corley Jr., Served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division.

1LT John T. Corley was an alumnus of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. He was one of 334 men from West Point who died or are MIA in Southeast Asia during the period October, 1957 – September, 1972.

John and I were high school classmates; I considered him one of my closest friends. Our Dads were West Point classmates. I miss him and think of him fairly frequently. Ha was truly a great guy!

Dear 1LT John Thomas Corley Jr, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter