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.

As long as you are remembered you will never truly die.

Corporal Frank Andrisano Jr., Served with Company C, 1st Shore Party Battalion, 1st Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.

My name is Dennis Skibinski from west 26th street by Shoprite. I didn't know Frank but I also served in Vietnam so I know what he went through.He made the ultimate sacrifice.Thank you for your service! Did you know Joe Kochanski from downtown Bayonne, he was a Vietnam veteran also. Frank, I'm sure your family is very proud of you and so am I. REST-IN-PEACE...

DEAR CORPORAL ANDRISANO,
THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A MARINE SHORE PARTY MAN. SEMPER FI AND REST IN PEACE.

I believe Frank was my second cousin. I didn't know him well, and I was just 12 when he died, but I remember well how devastated my mother Lorraine was by this loss. She spoke of him often through the years, until her own death a dozen years ago. I am proud to read of Frank's courage, and pray that his sacrifice was rewarded in the lives of those he saved.