THE WALL OF FACES

Private First Class Michael Henry Deragon, Served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army Vietnam.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

We can never truly repay the great debt we owe our fallen heroes. Rest in peace PFC. Deragon, I salute your brave soul.

Dear PFC Michael Deragon,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. It has been too long, and it's about time 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.

Mike and I went to high school together and lived just two streets from one another. When some paperwork snafu failed to assign me a locker during my Junior and Senior years, Mike shared his locker with me. We spent a lot of time at my family's cabin on St. Froid Lake. When I moved on to UM/Orono, Mike was living in Brewer and we continued to spend leisure time together. Eventually, I took work in New Jersey and our paths drifted apart. I still think of Mike frequently. He was a good guy and a terrific friend. As long as I have breath, he will still have life in my mind and heart.