THE WALL OF FACES

If I should die, and leave you here awhile, be not like others, sore undone, who keep long vigils by the silent dust, and weep...for MY sake, turn again to life, and smile...Nerving thy heart, and trembling hand to do something to comfort other hearts than thine...Complete these dear, unfinished tasks of mine...and I, perchance, may therein comfort you.

I, too, am honored to have worn the bracelet in remembrance of LTC Edwin L. Atterberry. As the daughter of a POW from the Korean War, and as a child who watched as my father marched away to serve in Vietnam, I have always felt a special bond with the memory of LTC Atterberry. I was in the seventh grade when I read the news of his death in the Florida Times-Union. Friends from my school also read the account, and when we returned to classes after the weekend, many had brought clippings to share with me. He was a hero to an entire school. LTC Atterberry was only two years younger than my own father, and I've often wondered about the family he may have left behind. I pray they know how deeply others feel their loss and how honored I am to have worn his bracelet. He will always hold a special place in my heart.

This is not a personal rememberance since I didn't know Mr. Atterberry. I just had the need to make some kind of connection.

As some may remember, during the Vietnam War, there were many ways in which you could show your support. One such project was silver bracelets that were imprinted with the name of a POW/MIA and included the date they were missing. If you purchased a bracelet, you were to wear it until you knew they were found.

After all these years, through this site, I have just discovered that my POW/MIA, Maj. Edwin Atterberry 8/12/67, lost his life on the date that is on his bracelet. I certainly could have found out this fact long before now but I guess I have kept it on as a rememberance of the terrible loss to our country that so many young lives were taken in such a terrible way.

The older I get, the more I appreciate the sacrifices that were made by so many. I, myself, lost a very dear cousin to this war who will always be in my thoughts.

I don't know if one bracelet was made for each individual or if many were, but if anyone out there is related to Mr. Atterberry, I would gladly send this small token to them if they wished to have it. I was, and am still, honored to have worn this in his memory.

This is not a personal rememberance since I didn't know Mr. Atterberry. I just had the need to make some kind of connection.

As many may remember, during the Vietnam War there were many ways in which you could show your support. One such project was silver bracelets that were made up with the name of a POW/MIA with the date they were missing. If you purchased a bracelet, you were to wear it until you knew they were found.

After all these years, through this site, I have just discovered that my POW/MIA, Maj. Edwin Atterberry 8/12/67, lost his life on the date that is on his bracelet. I certainly could have found out this fact long before now but I guess I have kept it on as a rememberance of the terrible loss to our country that so many young lives were taken in such a terrible way.

The older I get, the more I appreciate the sacrifices that were made by so many. I, myself, lost a very dear cousin to this war who will always be in my thoughts.

I don't know if one bracelet was made up for each individual or of many were, but if anyone out there is related to Mr. Atterberry, I would gladly send this small token to them. I was, and am still, honored to have worn this in his memory.