THE WALL OF FACES

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.

Private First Class Walter Evan Anderson Jr., Served with the 2nd Platoon, Company D, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

DEAR PFC ANDERSON.
THANK YOU FOR BEING AN ARMY GRUNT. ON THIS 9/11 WEEKEND, WE REMEMBER THOSE LOST IN A TERRIBLE ATTACK. WE ALSO REMEMBER YOU WHO GAVE YOUR ALL FOR THIS NATION. REST IN PEACE.

I was honored to volunteer at The Wall That Heals. My father asked me to find your name on The Wall. I took a picture of it for him. Rest easy, Soldier.

Dear PFC Walter Evan Anderson 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