THE WALL OF FACES

Aunt Elizabeth,
I may have never met you, but you gave me your name, and for that I will never be grateful enough. I may never have met you, but I see your plaques and I see my mother's face, and her father's face. I may never have met you, but your brother never forgot you, and because of that you will stay with us always.
Aunt Elizabeth, I may never have met you, but I'm your great-niece.
I love you,
Elizabeth Ann.

Remembering you and those who didn't make it home from the Vietnam War. This year makes 50 years since America left Vietnam, but the time that you and those we lost have been gone seems so much longer.

With respect, always.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago. That you died in the same crash with your fiancee is especially heart-breaking and poignant. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

Thank you for your bravery and service in honor of our country.

We can tell Memorial Day is coming with the wreaths that hang on front doors, and the small red, white, and blue American flags that line the grass covered graves of the Veterans’ cemeteries all acrosse America. One of those graves is yours, and we honor your life and your memory on this Memorial day.

May we never forget your example and the true cost of our freedoms. You with those who love you paid that cost, and America will be forever indebted.

With respect, always.