THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. Rest easy knowing you will never be forgotten.

Dear Sp4 Jose Garcia-Maldonado,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. It is Veterans' Day weekend, what better time to honor you. 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.

SP4 Jose I. Garcia-Maldonado was an infantryman serving with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division. On April 30, 1967, SP4 Garcia-Maldonado was at his base camp in Hau Nghia Province, RVN, when he was hit by fragments from a friendly short mortar round fired at a hostile position. Garcia-Maldonado suffered fatal injuries in the incident. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

Thank you Spec 4 Garcia-Maldonado for your leadership and courage.

Dear SP4 Jose I Garcia-Maldonado, 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