THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Gary Barker is moving. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever...

1LT Elvis G. Barker was a Ranger-qualified military advisor serving with Special Detachment 5891 (SD-5891), Headquarters, Military Assist Command Vietnam (MACV) Advisors. On March 1, 1965, 1LT Barker died seven miles from the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Quang Tri Province, RVN, in what was characterized as a “freak” grenade accident. Reportedly, Barker was killed when a grenade attached to his belt detonated as he climbed into a jeep on a road near the DMZ. A Vietnamese soldier accompanying him was also fatally injured in the blast. Barker was posthumously promoted to Captain. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “State Official’s Son Killed In Viet Nam.” Corvallis Gazette Times (Corvallis, OR), March 2, 1965]

Captain Elvis Gordon Barker, Served with Special Detachment 5891 (SD-5891), Headquarters, Military Assistance Command Vietnam Advisors, Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV), United States Army Vietnam.

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. Rest easy knowing you will never be forgotten.

DEAR CAPTAIN BARKER,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A RANGER QUALIFIED OPERATIONS & TRAINING STAFF OFFICER (G3). IT BUGS ME THAT YOU DIED IN THE SAME MONTH AS YOUR BIRTH. SIGH. WATCH OVER OUR NATION. VETERANS' DAY JUST PASSED - SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AND HONOR ALL OF YOU. THANKSGIVING IS APPROACHING. WE GIVE THANKS FOR YOU. MAY THE SAINTS AND ANGELS GUIDE YOU. REST IN PEACE.