THE WALL OF FACES

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.

As long as you are remembered you will never truly die....

On June 28, 1968, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, was helilifted to the top of Charlie Ridge, a steep and narrow mountain range with numerous gullies and ravines west of Da Nang in Quang Nam Province, RVN. The next morning, a lone North Vietnamese Army sniper shot and killed one of the Marines, LCPL Larry E. Adams. A scout dog is used to track the NVA’s location and eventually a harbor site is found. Delta Company attacks the position and killed several NVA. One Delta Marine, PFC Robert W. Young, was killed in the assault and another was wounded by a NVA machine gun. A jungle penetrator was used to assist in the medevac of the wounded Marine. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and togetherweserved.com]

Lance Corporal Larry Earl Adams, Served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.

DEAR LANCE CPL. ADAMS,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THIS NATION.
REST IN PEACE
AND SEMPER FI.

Dear LCPL Larry Earl Adams, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, Sir

Curt Carter