THE WALL OF FACES

I remember Danny as a friend, classmate and teammate on the Blackcats softball team. He was small in stature but made up for that with guts and hard work. I moved away from Brentwood before we graduated but I still often think of him.
Rest in peace my friend.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

CPL Daniel J. Hommel, of 9 Pandora Dr., Brentwood, who was killed May 25, was buried Saturday in Long Island National Cemetery after a Requiem Mass at St. Luke's Church. American Legion services were held at the Grant Funeral Home Friday night. CPL Hommel was a graduate of Brentwood High School, and entered the service on Aug. 17, 1967. He had been in Vietnam since February. He leaves his parents, John and Doris Hommel, two brothers, Gary and John, and a sister, Debra.
-Your Islip Bulletin, June 20, 1968

Dear Cpl Daniel Hommel, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. 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.

Danny and I were cousns, born 3 months apart. At times he acted like an "older" brother. Feel his loss deeply. Visit his grave wen I can.