THE WALL OF FACES

My name is Jason Marietti and I am a student at Bishop Hendricken High School in Warwick, Rhode Island. You can contact me with any information at my email adress [email protected] or my home phone at 1-401-826-0583. Thank You.

Nothing begins, and nothing ends
That is not paid with moan;
For we are born in other's pain,
And perish in our own.
Francis Thompson

There are not many days that I don't think of you good buddy. We had a lot of fun when we were younger and there wasn't any darned Viet Nam. I wish I knew you were there. It's funny you were only 30 miles north of me and we never knew, and to this day that bothers me a lot. I will always remember you good buddy. I wish we had more time together growing up, the time we had wasn't enough. My prayers are with you. Tony

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I didn't know Gene Hicks personally. I didn't go to school with him in east Providence. I didn't live next door or know his wife Charlene, but I have gratitude and respect fro him. He fought for his country and died at the age of 24. I will never know how it feels to say good bye to my family knowing that I might never see them again. I have respect for this man that I didn't even know and hold it there in my heart not for just him, but every person who had the courage to give their lives for generationds to come.

Gene Hicks was born on August 3, 1943. He was from East Providence. Gene was the son of Mabel nd Marril Hicks and the husband of Charlene. He attended East Providence schools and joined the Army in the summer of July 1966. He was sent to Vietnam in May 1967. On January 26, 1928, Gene Hicks was killed in action at the age of 24.