THE WALL OF FACES

For my 50th birthday I ordered a bracelet with your name because I wanted to honor someone who went missing the day I was born.

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.

Staff Sergeant William Frank Anselmo, Served with the 15th Aerial Port Squadron, 7th Air Force.

I think my father (passed on Feb 18 of 2019) may have been the last man on the ground to see them alive. They were his 2 best friends and they were departing from DeNang for Khe Sahn. My father (Kerry R. Kinder of Bolivar, Mo) had been there and was due back and Rios had not gone and wanted to go. This haunted my dad every day of his life. May they all Rest In Peace. I know my father would be happy to reunite with them in heaven! He was a believer and talked often about how he could not wait to see them.

My father, Kerry R. Kinder was best friends with Anselmo and Rios as he called them. He was the last man to see them alive in March of 68. He never spoke of this to me as a kid and it was maybe when I was 30 yrs old or so he finally told me of his lost friends. I have more details if someone wants to contact me. I just lost my dad in February but I know that he would want me to share what I know about his 2 best friends. The loss of them was something he spoke rarely of and I know it haunted him In all of Hs days.