THE WALL OF FACES

You more than likely wouldn't remember me right off due to being "a young kid" to you and many of my older Cousin friends, but that is how I got to know all of you through my Older Cousin. I grew up knowing that you and others such as Billy Sebast, Richard Rockenstyre and Mike McClosky paid the ultimate price for this Country during a time in history that just ripped this Country apart. I would like to let you know that I followed in all of your footsteps joining at 17 figuring that I could do some good and having feelings of anger for the loss of all and seeing others coming home maimed. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, due to my signing on the dotted line near the end of the war, I never made it overseas. At the time I admit I was upset, now 40 plus years later I realize that there was a reason that I can't answer as to why things happened the way they did; the only thing that makes any type of sense to me is that when I am having a bad day, I go to the park and sit among all of you Hero's and think back to the "good times"; and the one biggest thing that seems to always come to the top is remembering you young men being respectable to all including me - and looking at me and saying that "I was just a kid", and as I look at all you names on the Memorial hearing you say that, I fill up - and at times tears run down my cheeks as I think to myself, all of you will always be forever young, and here I (the kid) sits there, now an old/older man, missing all of you while wondering why I have lived a full life, and yet why your lives were cut so very short. May not ever know the reason, but it is a High Honor knowing you and the rest, hoping someday to have the Honor to Salute, Shake your hands and to say thank you. To this day til the end of my life, I am proud to say that I had the Honor and Privilege of knowing all of you. Ironically, your final resting place is near my Grandparents. Til we all meet, take good care and the first few rounds are on me. I Salute you bye for a while, just as I salute all of you when I visit the Memorial in the Park to make my day better. Oh yeah, thank you for helping me get through those days.

Dear PFC Jared Arthur Frisbie, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter

Semper Fi, Marine.

Jared is buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Glenmont,NY. PH

After searching for years I finally got the news on how you died from doc Bergeron in CA. My search is over. Rockets hit your patrol after your group had made a call to destroy the enemy that you found. He said you might have shot a Viet Officer the night before. The Rockets hit.. the ground was hard and there was no digging in .. you didnt have a chance. the Doc said you were hit in the heard and that you didnt suffer. It was over so quick. We trained hard at Parris Island and at Geiger. We knew the risks , we knew the m o s 0311. Just remember the day the DI reported our MOS s to all of us in plt 227. You stared at me.. i know it was Nam for you. I was heading to school in LeJeune.br We never hooked up. Like we wanted to. We were bonded by that place that place in So Carolina. This week is your anniversary. 19 Aug 69 41 years ago.br I wont forget my friend, his family or his girl Shirley. We go on good buddy and I thank you for the sacrifice you made. Go with God Jared. Mike Grigalunas