THE WALL OF FACES

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.

Never forgotten.

HOOAH

Private First Class James Oscar Freeman, Served with Company D, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, 199th Infantry Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

Dear PFC James Feeman,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Another national holiday is coming, and we honor you this Labor Day. 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.

On September 14, 1969, a detail of soldiers representing various companies from 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, were placing explosive charges on the defensive perimeter of a fire support base (name not given) approximately 7 miles northwest of Lai Khe, Binh Duong Province, RVN, when a friendly Claymore mine accidently detonated. Eight soldiers were killed in the incident. They included SP4 Tony E. Scoggins, PFC Charles W. Becker, PFC Walter E. Heyer Jr., SP4 Jeffrey J. Johns, SSGT Joseph V. Mathias, PFC Paul W. Murphy, SP4 Leonard L. Potts, and SGT Daniel P. Ratledge. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]