THE WALL OF FACES

I met Raymond (Raymie) when my family moved across the street from his family, I was 3, he was 7. He was the big brother I never had, I love & miss him to this day, but so proud of him. My sister and I keep flowers on his grave,, rip my friend,,

Dear Sgt Raymond Holt, Thank you for your service as an Armor Reconnaissance Specialist. It was just Independence Day, and there is no better time to honor you. Please watch over the USA, it still needs your strength. Rest in peace with the angels.

I miss you my friend. That fateful day seems like yesterday as I was walking ahead of you and Jack. God bless you and thank you for all that you taught me.

SGT Jack W. McCann, SGT Raymond C. Holt, and SGT Carver J. Vaughn served with K Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry. On December 27, 1970, the three soldiers were on a dismounted patrol in Binh Duong Province, RVN. At approximately 6:58 PM, while setting up a night defensive position, one of the men stepped on a hostile land mine place there by the Viet Cong. McCann, Holt, and Vaughn were killed after suffering abdominal and head injuries from the blast. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

We were high school sweethearts, young and naive...we married young and in the short year and a half marriage we spent about 3 mos. together before he was sent to Nam. The next thing I know his name is jumping “OFF THE WALL”. The first time I saw his name on THE WALL the impact knocked me off of my feet. The pain and reality was unlike anything I could ever describe.
It was beyond surrealistic and his death still impacts me to this day.