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.

You will forever remain in our hearts and prayers

Private First Class Albert William Frazier, Served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

Dear PFC Albert Frazier,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Your 73rd birthday is soon, happy birthday. On this day, Columbus reached our continent, and we honor all of you who stand for us. 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.

SGT William Y. Hadley and PFC Albert W. Frazier were infantrymen serving with D Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. On December 4, 1967, they were part of a platoon-sized patrol outside a newly-constructed firebase southwest of Dak To in Kontum Province, RVN. SGT Hadley was one of the squad leaders and PFC Frazier was an RTO (radioman). The platoon had been moving in a normal clover-leaf formation during the patrol, but as they neared the firebase on their return, they formed up in two files. The two lines were then reduced to one when they passed through thick vegetation. The men moved slowly as they pushed their way through the heavy undergrowth. Just as Frazier was stepping out of the undergrowth into a clearing, vegetation tugged on an M67 fragmentation grenade he was carrying on his waist. Somehow the pin was removed and the grenade detonated. Hadley was killed instantly by the blast. Frazier was critically injured by metal fragments. Despite the best efforts of the platoon medic, Frazier died shortly thereafter. The blast alerted personnel at the base, who came running out to assist. They helped lift both Hadley and Frazier and the two were carried back to base. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and information provided by Bill Johnson and Eddie Ramsey (April 2018)]