THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The many remembrances from those who knew you are touching and reflect their admiration and respect for you. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

I remember you well Ernie. Going to your house in NJ and being allowed to hang out with the big kids in the basement! I still have the letter you sent me from Vietnam with some Vietnamese money as a souvenir. I was almost 7 when you were killed just a few weeks after you got to Vietnam. I have clear images of the casket at your funeral and when a soldier gave the folded flag to your mom - my Great Aunt Annie. It was just a couple of years before that that your dad had died. So much loss for your mom and brother. So many tragic losses in that war. You are forever 19 my cousin.

Went to Pascack Hills high and were casual friends. 1st of our class to die in Vietnam.

Corporal Ernie Jon Elfenbein, Served with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army Vietnam.

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. Rest well knowing you will never be forgotten.