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 die...

Specialist Five Pepito Rivera Aceret, Served with the 156th Maintenance Company, 92nd Service Battalion, 80th General Support Group, United States Army Support Command (DaNang), 1st Logistical Command, United States Army Vietnam.

SP5 Pepito R. Aceret’s funeral announcement from the Honolulu Advertiser, December 12, 1969, courtesy of Kat at the Hawaii State Library, Honolulu, HI.

SP5 Pepito R. Aceret was a Track Vehicle Repairer serving with the 156th Maintenance Company. On December 7, 1969, SP5 Aceret was involved in a vehicle accident in Quang Nam Province, RVN. He was fatally injured in the incident. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org; death announcement from the Honolulu Advertiser, December 12, 1969, courtesy of Kat at the Hawaii State Library, Honolulu, HI]

Millilani Memorial Park, Waipahu, HI