THE WALL OF FACES

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Bucky,
My dad shared a lot of stories about you with me. I’m sorry I never had the chance to meet you, but I thank you for your service. Since you were cousins with my father, I still visit your grave from time to time, just as I did as a kid when my father would take me there; when you were on his mind. He recently passed, so I know you two are together again, laughing, fishing, and playing baseball.

As your 76th birthday approaches, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Semper Fi, Doc

Petty Officer Third Class Ralph David Hale II, Served with Military Provincial Health Program Team 6 (MILPHAP Team-6), Advisory Team 63, United States Marine Corps Advisory Unit, United States Naval Advisory Group, United States Naval Forces Vietnam (USNAVFORV).

Dear PO3C Ralph Hale,
Thank you for your service as a Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class with the USMC Naval Advisory Group. Semper Fi. Thank you for the lives you saved. The war was years ago, but we all need 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.