THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrances referencing your letters home and from your daughter are especially moving. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us.

First Lieutenant Randall Nave Arney, Served with Company C, 1st Battalion, 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army Vietnam.

I first met Randall Arney when he was a Senior in High School & I was in First Grade in our hometown of Klickitat WA...I was chosen to be the flower girl at the Fall Formal...I was at the practice when he pointed me out and said "That little girl is so cute."...I instantly fell in love with my classmate's big brother.

Randall wrote 21 letters to his wife Carolyn while in Vietnam. He addressed her a 'darling' and always made reference to their first baby who was on the way. In one letter he said, "Enclosed is a 101st Airborne patch. It should look good on our little girl's bib. I can hardly wait until she is born. I know she will be beautiful because her mother is."

DEAR LIEUTENANT ARNEY,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS AN ARMY AIRBORNE QUALIFIED INFANTRY UNIT COMMANDER. YOU ARE A NEW YEAR BABY! REST IN PEACE.