THE WALL OF FACES

Second Lieutenant (2LT) Kevin Gregory Flaherty served with the 198th Light Infantry Brigade, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry, B Company. Via HonorStates.org

May those who served never be forgotten. Rest in peace 2LT. Flaherty, I salute your brave soul. My heart goes out to you and your family.

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.

Kevin G Flaherty died a Hero for the United States. Wars are the great waster of lives and the causes often don’t matter not long after they are over. Stop wars before they start by thinking humane. RIP KGF

6th grade class was decorated and we were getting ready for Christmas break, when the news came to the classroom that Karen's big brother was killed in Vietnam, suddenly the realization swarmed over us, uncertain of why this had to happen to a sweet innocent girl. The rest of us somber and stricken as if it happened to us. Christmas wasn't the same, War what is it good for, will we be at war for the rest of our lives, Do we fight everyday? Im sure that is not what we were put on earth for. This soldiers sacrifice is what provoked me to be more of a human being. God Bless Kevin!