THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from your teacher Harry McClain is touching. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us....

Staff Sergeant Ernest Claude Balland was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, with Combat Distinguishing Device (V) and Oak Leaf Cluster, for his exemplary gallantry in action. He served as an Infantryman and was assigned to
C CO, 2ND BN, 12TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV.
See http://www.virtualwall.org/db/BallandEC01a.htm

Thank you for your great sacrifice and service
God Bless You Soldier

I thank You for all times, my life is Light. I know You are watching over me. I thank You for all times, my life is dark. I know You are watching over me. I thank Goddess, God, Peace and Universe, for Our Eternal time to know. Dear Ernest(Claude), I know there is nothing i can say, that You do not have an infinite depth of knowing. Sarah, Lisa, Patrick and Coco, send Love. Somethings i need to tell You, Brother. You Are The Definition Of Beautiful. Spirit and Picture, that others might touch Who I know. Dear Brother, I cry, not for You. Dear Brother, I know You know. There is this man I know. Angry, angry, and I am like me, you want to know anger? Say let anger go Patrick, Ernie, knows. So Dear Brother, Lisa, Sarah and I, rub fingers on the Wall. The panel adjoining, Angry Man's Brother's name. Mora, Cheyenne, Chicago. Dear Brother, I Love You! Know, You, Know. Heaven.

DEAR STAFF SERGEANT BALLAND,
THANKS FOR BEING A GRUNT WITH THE 2ND BATTALION, 12TH CAVALRY REGIMENT, 1ST CAVALRY. THIS WAS THE UNIT OF A FRIEND'S TWIN. SAY HI TO MIKE IN HEAVEN. ELECTION DAY IS NEAR AND VETERANS' DAY IS APPROACHING, MAY THE SAINTS AND ANGELS GUIDE YOU. REST IN PEACE.