THE WALL OF FACES

My Grandpa use to tell me about his brother, Paul. I remember him telling me how he fought and was wounded on Hamburger Hill. I remember hearing how his parachute malfunctioned and was injured severely. None of that stopped him. He went back out to fight. I visit him at his grave site just wishing I could hear all his stories. I cannot wait to hear them one day in Heaven and meet the hero who never stopped fighting.

Sergeant First Class Paul Orben Applegate was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, with Combat Distinguishing Device (V) and Oak Leaf Cluster, for his exemplary gallantry in action. He was also awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Merit for his sustained meritorious service. He served as a Medical NCO (Combat Medic) and was assigned to ADV TEAM 16, HQ, MACV ADVISORS.
See http://www.coffeltdatabase.org/detreq2.php
See also http://www.virtualwall.org/da/ApplegatePO01a.htm

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
-Theodore Roosevelt, "Citizen in a Republic", April 23, 1910

DEAR SERGEANT 1ST CLASS APPLEGATE,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A MEDICAL NCO INSTRUCTOR. BY YOUR ACTIONS, YOU SAVED LIVES. REST IN PEACE.

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