THE WALL OF FACES

Private First Class Stephen Anthony Guardino, Served with Company A, 1st Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.

While I do not have a lot of memories of our times together in grade school, though we were in the same classes from third through eighth grade, I knew that Stehen was a classmate through another friend that had shared those years with us. Upon learning that we had lost him long after the fact, but, during the time that I was also there, put a human name and face to the dangerous times we were subjected to during our individual tour of service in Vietnam. I will now always remember Stephen.

Private First Class Stephen Anthony Guardino, Served with Company B, 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.

Dear PFC Stephen Anthony Guardino, 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.

With respect, Sir

Curt Carter

I knew Stephen, we both attended the same Catholic Grade School, Holy Savior, at the corner of Airy and Walnut Street in Norristown Pennsylvania. After eight grade we went separate ways, I went to a public school, Stephen went to High School at Bishop Kenrick. After school I joined the Marines where I ran into another Holy Savior Grade School Alumni (Joseph Carracappa) while undergoing infantry training prior to deploying to Vietnam. While in Vietnam I heard that Stephen had already been wounded twice receiving two Purple Hearts, but was sent back after recovering and was killed in action. It was a sad time.