THE WALL OF FACES

We were both awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge ( CIB ) on 22 February 1968 .
Good soldier and a good man.
Sgt. Franklin S. Kling Jr. Co B 1st Bn 7th Cav.

the sadness that fell over Jacksonville High School and our little town when the news of your death was announced. I was a sophomore. Your brothers, were a year and two years older than me. I’ve been to our nation’s capital three times in my lifetime. On each visit I went to view your name on “The Wall.” That gesture is little, but all I can do to honor the great sacrifice, you, your wife, child, and family made for our country… except, perhaps, to live my life with gratitude, ever-mindful of the price you and your family paid in service for our nation.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. While all deaths in Vietnam are tragic that you died just two days after your 25th birthday is especially so. May you rest in eternal peace.

Captain George Lincoln Barber III, Served with Company B, 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division.

DEAR CAPTAIN BARBER,
THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE AS AN INFANTRY UNIT COMMANDER WITH THE 1ST CAVALRY. THIS WAS THE UNIT OF A FRIEND'S BROTHER. SAY HI TO MIKE. WATCH OVER AMERICA. IT STILL NEEDS YOUR GRACE. TODAY IS VETERANS' DAY.- SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AND HONOR ALL OF YOU. MAY THE SAINTS AND ANGELS GUIDE YOU. REST IN PEACE.
HAPPY VETERANS' DAY.