THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from your sister Barbara is moving and reflects the anguish experienced bu so many who lost loved ones in this war. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us.

Dear Sp5 Gary David,
Thank you for your service as a Flight Qualified EW/SIGNIT Morse Interceptor. We are celebrating Passover and Easter. It is a time of joy, and may that be yours in heaven. It is so important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

His Hootch was diagonal to mine. Once in the middle of the afternoon Dave was partying and on the roof waving the flag. I remember he was friends with my buddy Frank Sablan. David was a year or two older than Frank an I. David was a true hero. He gave all.

Gary and I were friends at Ft. Devens and in Korea. I have pic of our grad class from Devens that I look at often. One day not long ago I was thinking of Gary and typed his name in search - his picture appeared and it took me back to our barracks at Devens. He was quite a guy, hard to forget. I miss his laugh and raucous behavior. We are the land of the free because of the brave.

I served with Gary and was in the 371st and never spoke to him but knew who he was. He was one party animal. Very loud and out of control. He lived life.

My last memory, he was waving a US flag yelling I have no idea what.

He died with my close friend Frank. We had a big fire that night to remember. Officers did not attend fire for Frank and Dave.