THE WALL OF FACES

(Photo Credit: Terry Martin) Rest in peace with the warriors.

Rest in peace with the warriors.

Gilles is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. PH

I still dream every night of our brief time together in Cambodia. In my dream, we are the same age as then and just as silly too. We still lie staring at the shadowed ceiling fan in that dingy hotel room in Siem Reap. You ask if I think it's true that some people love only once for all their lives. Yes, David, it's true.

It is said a man hasn't died as long as he is remembered. This prayer is a way for families, friends and fellow veterans to remember our fallen brothers and sisters. Do not stand at my grave and weep I am not there, I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn rain. When you awaken in the morning hush, I am the swift, uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight, I am the stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there, I did not die