THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. We should be forever thankful for the sacrifices of you and so many others to ensure the freedoms we so often take for granted.

Dear Sp4 Alvin Gay,
Thank you for your service as a Flight Qualified UH-1 - Huey - Helicopter Repairer - door gunner. Happy Thanksgiving. 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.

Alvin was my older brother's best friend. He was well mannered and soft spoken. He had a crazy sense of humor, a wild laugh and a great smile to go along with it.
He came by to say goodbye the night before he shipped out to Vietnam.
It was surreal and freaked me out.
He told us that he had a bad feeling that he wouldn't be coming back home.
Quite a heroic story leading up to his death. He would still have been a hero in my eyes if he'd fled to Canada instead. R. I. P. Alvin.
He was 20 years old and never got to meet his new son.
I turned 15 two days after Alvin's death, At age 20 I joined the military. The war was starting to wind down at that time. The 60s were a crazy time in our history and our government is still using our youth for cannon fodder in wars we have no business in being in. Nothing has changed,it's still crazy.

Specialist Four Alvin Leon Gay, Served with the 57th Assault Helicopter Company, 52nd Aviation Battalion, 17th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

This is my grandfather an American hero heart goes out to all soldiers. If anyone remembers Alvin gay I would love to meet up and hear stories about him [email protected]