THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever...

I meet 1sgt BARBER IN VIET NAM ON A HILL IN THE D M Z . HE ASKED FOR MY PARENTS NAME
AND ADDRESS HE SAID HE WOULD LET THE KNOW I WAS OK. HE THEN GAVE ME SOME WRITING GEAR AND TOLD ME I BETTER WRITR HOME . WHILE IN THE FIELD I GOT SICK . HE SAW I WAS PAIN AND HAD ME TAKEN OUT OF THE FIELD AND TAKEN TO SICKBAY. AS I GOT
BETTER HE NEW I WOULD BE GOING HOME SOON . HE TOLD ME HE COULD USE SOME HELP
IN THE REAR . HE SAVED MY LIFE MY . COMPANY SUFFER A LOT OF WIA / Kia I KNOW I
WOULDNT BE ON EARTH IF HE WOULDNT HAVE KEPTED ME IN THE REAR. WE WROTE FOR A FEW MONTHS . IT WAS HIS WIFE WHO TOLD ME HE WAS KILLED. HE WAS LIKE A FATHER TO ME
I THINK OF 1sgr BARBER JUST ABOUT EVER DAY . SEMPER FI
CPL. SALINAS KILO CO 3/4 1968-1969

DEAR 1ST SERGEANT BARBER,
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.
THANKS FOR BEING A SERGEANT-MAJOR 1ST SERGEANT. SEMPER FI.

Henry is buried at Greenwood Memorial Park, Fort Worth,TX.

I FIRST MET 1ST SGT BARBER WHEN HE WAS STATIONED IN LAFAYETTE INDIANA AS A RECRUITER.I WAS ON THE FENCE ABOUT ENLISTING IN THE MARINE CORPS UNTIL ONE DAY I RECEIVED MY DRAFT NOTICE FOR THE ARMY.I WENT DOWN TO THE MARINE RECRUITERS OFFICE AND SAID FRANTICALLY TO 1ST SGT BARBER CAN YOU SAVE ME FROM THE ARMY? HE SAID SURE...I ASKED IF HE HAD ANYMORE TWO YR ENLISTMENTS AND HE SAID "NO,ONLY 3 OR 4"...I SAID I'LL SIGN UP FOR 3 IF YOU CAN PROMISE ME ONE THING..."HE SAID WHATS THAT?" I SAID PROMISE ME I WILL GO TO VIETNAM...SGT BARBER CHUCKLED AND SAID" SON THATS A PROMISE I CAN KEEP"....I WAS SENT TO VIETNAM WHERE I RAN INTO SGT BARBER AND WE HAD A NICE BRIEF VISIT.HE ASKED IF I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO THE BUSH AND I SAID NO NOT WITH THE ENGINEER UNIT I WAS WITH...HE SAID ILL ARRANGE FOR YOU TO GO WITH ME...I WOULD FOLLOW THIS MARINE TO HANOI WITH A BUTTER KNIFE....TWO DAYS LATER WE GOT HIT BY 122MM ROCKETS AND I GOT TO HIS AREA AS HE WAS EVACUATED WITH MORTAL WOUNDS...HE WAS TRULY A MARINES MARINE AND HE IS MISSED. ASKED ANYONE WHO KNEW HIM.SEMPER FI 1ST SERGEANT!!!!