THE WALL OF FACES

CPT Clifford K. Baade was a Maintenance Officer serving with C Company, 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 101st Aviation Group, 101st Airborne Division. Baade died on December 7, 1970, in Thua Thien Province, RVN, where it was reported he took his own life. He was 24 years old. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. Th remembrance from David Prevo is especially poignant. May you rest in eternal peace.

I remember you were a gas station attendant and we used to tell you, “Hey, Cliff, drop over sometime” Gone too soon. You should be here.

DEAR CAPTAIN BAADE,
THANKS FOR BEING A ROTARY WING AVIATION UNIT COMMANDER. IT BUGS ME THAT YOU DIED 2 DAYS BEFORE YOUR BIRTHDAY. WE ARE CELEBRATING EUROPEANS FINDING THIS WONDERFUL LAND. THANK YOU FOR DEFENDING IT. REST IN PEACE.

Dear Captain Clifford Keith Baade, 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