THE WALL OF FACES

For the ultimate sacrifice. You have a daughter who is probably my age. If I may say thank you to her as well as she has sacrificed too. You are a rock star RIP

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice; we owe you a debt of gratitude, I can't wait to shake your hand when I get to Heaven; until then, RIP Angel

SGT Juan A. Elias and PFC Donald Miller were members of E Company (LRRP), 52nd Infantry, 1st Cavalry Division. On May 21, 1968, their team was rigging a grenade as a booby trap on an enemy trail in Thua Thien Province, RVN, when it accidentally exploded, fatally injuring PFC Miller and seriously wounding SGT Elias. Elias was evacuated to a naval hospital ship where he succumbed to his wounds on May 29, 1968. A third member of the team, SGT Larry Curtis, lost an eye in the incident. Donald Miller was posthumously promoted to corporal by the Army. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and wikipedia.org]

Sergeant Juan Angel Elias, Served with Company E (Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol), 52nd Infantry Regiment, 1st Calvary Division.

I first heard of you after viewing Oliver Stone's 'Platoon'. He says you were a good man. Rest in peace my friend. I think that the fact that you died on President Kennedy's birthday, well if there is a God I'm sure he's telling us why this stupid war occurred.