THE WALL OF FACES

I have the greatest honor to read your name during the 'Reading of The Names', at The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, on November 9, 2012.

You will always be remembered by me and a most grateful nation.

Thank you PFC Eddie Dale Foster for your service to America. Rest in Peace Brother.

'Nearly half an hour later, the word comes back that Eddie Foster was killed. A dead silence hangs in the air after we learn of Eddie's death. Minutes before, the situation was chaotic, noisy, and tense because of the uncertainty of the outcome. Now a quiet, calm, and serene atmosphere pervades as the platoon gives final respect to Eddie. My heart sank in my chest when I learned the horrible news. It's almost impossible for me to comprehend what I heard. Only a short time earlier, Eddie was full of life; and if anybody deserved to survive this war, it was he. I take time to pray for Eddie and ask God to welcome this fine young man into his kingdom. God bless Eddie Foster.' Enter and Die by James W. Milliken, page 41.

Eddie is buried at Santa Maria Cemetery, Santa Maria,CA. SS BSM PH

PFC Eddie D. Foster and ten other Santa Maria High School graduates have been memorialized in a display case located in the administration building at Santa Maria High School in Santa Maria, CA. Their images were placed there decades ago and have recently been moved to a main corridor in a new exhibit. This exhibit includes rubbings of their names from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. in addition to the names of 18 others who lost their lives in Vietnam. This newly located display will remind students, staff, and other passersby each day of the tremendous sacrifice these young men made for their country.

Eddie Dale Foster, I will be honored to read your name during the "Reading the Names" ceremony at The Wall in Washington, DC, on Novenber 9, 2007. We are participating in order to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Wall.

I did not know you before but I just wanted to let you know that as a US Marine who was a tank commander in Vietnam for 12 months and 29 days, I am proud, honored and humbled by your sacrifice.

Semper Fidelis,

John Wear
Sgt 3rd Tanks
RVN 1968 - 1969