THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from your friend Jack Hoover is touching. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

Sergeant Gerald Lee Evans, Served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 39th Engineer Battalion, 45th Engineer Group, 18th Engineer Brigade, United States Army Vietnam Engineer Command, United States Army Vietnam.

Dear Sgt Gerald Evans,
Thank you for your service as a Light-Wheel Vehicle Mechanic. It is important for us to remember all of you. 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.

Jerry, thank you for giving your all. You were a great friend, and I'll never forget the way you were always laughing and joking with everyone, trying to keep a happy face on all those around you. You did that so well! Yet your family and friends in Eureka Springs were all reduced to tears upon hearing of your passing. To this day you are still missed. Rest in peace, dear friend.

Jerry (Gerald) and I were working at a little grocery store in our home town of Eureka Springs Arkansas after we got out of high school in 1969. Jerry came to work one day and said Robert, I talked to a recruiter and he is coming to talk to us. Well to make a long story short, he came and we joined on the buddy system and went in on the 120 day delayed program. That put 2 green people in Ft. Polk, LA in Sep. 1969. We went through basic training. He was an engineer and went to Ft. Eustis VA. I was in the signal corp and went to Ft. Gordon GA. After AIT I was sent to Vietnam, Jerry was sent to Germany. Well he didn`t like it there and volunteered to go to Vietnam. You can imagine the shock when I received a letter from my Mother telling me about Jerry`s death on 2-28-71. I will never forget him as long as I live and will post his picture every year on Veterans day. I hope to see my friend again someday.