THE WALL OF FACES

SP5 Robert J. Hall served with A Company, 46th Engineer Battalion. On February 24, 1967, SP5 Hall was inflating a heavy equipment vehicle tire when the hub came loose and struck him in the head, critically injuring him. He expired three days later. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

Dear SP5 Robert Joseph Hall, 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

Robert is buried at Calvary Cemetery, Portage,IN. ARCOM

My brother.....quick to smile,easy to laugh.How can he be gone from me? How could we have been cheated of the life we should have had? His two little girls, Gloria and Carol Ann, so young when Daddy died. They can't remember his love for them and their Mother. My son is named for him,6 of my grandsons carry a part of his name. He will never be forgotten for his name is on the Wall. People for all time will know that my brother gave all. When he was killed all the laughter left our lives. The sun forgot to shine and the heavens cried when we had to bury him. He was the strong one...he always knew the right thing to do. The pain of his loss is still as strong today as it was 33 years ago. He will live on in my heart. God grant that we will be togeather again.

Lelia M. Roche'
[email protected]
Jacksonville, FL USA
My brother..Robert Joseph Hall..was killed in Nam on Feb.27,67.Did you know him? I watched as my mother screamed out her pain,watch as her heart broke. She never recovered from his death. She died on Jan 27,68, 11 months to the day.Also a casualty of Nam, as surely as if she had fought. He was an engineer...a tire exploded and took half his head.He died for our country and our freedom.May God hold him in his arms for all time.
Another brother Richard L. Hopkins, went to Nam. He came home but was forever changed.After 30 years of nightmares he still can't heal.Did you know him? Did you see Rick catch his best friend when his head was blown off? I have.. countless times..his screaming for a medic..the agony in his voice. The pain as he cried. The hill the the Army HAD tohave that almost killed everyone. Holding out with 6 other men until "C" company reached them. The horror of wounding a child so he would reach down and not up to pull the pin on the bombs his people had wired to him. The horrors of that war still linger. Because of THE WALL, the healing can begin.To all the men and women who fought,to the ones that came home and those that didn't. Thank you for my freedom and the freedom of my children. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Please e-mail me or write if you knew either of them...or if you just need to talk. I will be here.
-Tuesday, May 09, 2000 at 15:15:42 (EDT))