THE WALL OF FACES

Second Lieutenant Thomas Brown Dowd, Served with Company K, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.

Second Lieutenant Thomas Brown Dowd served with the 1st Marine Division, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, K Company.

May those who served never be forgotten. Rest in peace 2LT. Dowd, I salute your brave soul. My heartfelt sympathies go out to you and your family. Semper Fidelis!

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 sunlight 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.

Tom, we became best friends in the summer of 1963 at our first PLC at Camp Upshur; and again Mainside 1965; our time together in Manhasset and the Cape are unforgettable as U shall remain til we meet again. SF...Fred Graefe