THE WALL OF FACES

Petty Officer Third Class Eugene Joseph Garrity Jr., Served with the Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force. He was assigned to Company M, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, When He was Killed in Action.

On the remembrance of your 77th birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Semper Fi, Doc

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 sun 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.

Hospital Corpsman 3 Garrity was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor for his exemplary courage under fire while serving with Co. M, 3rd Bn, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division.

Dear PO3C Eugene Garrity,
Thank you for your service as a Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class with the 1st Marine Division. Semper Fi. Thank you for the lives you saved. Happy Veterans' Day. 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.