THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….

I am remembering my mother’s younger brother who I never met but heard about for many years from many people who remember him fondly as a great person who died much too young while serving our country. The photo attached is him as a young child during WW2 with his father who also served in the Army and served in the South Pacific During WW2.

PFC Edward Joujon-Roche is buried at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Bakersfield, CA.

Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH

Dear PFC Edward Joujon-Roche, Thank you for your service as a Field Artillery Basic. Yesterday was the 54th anniversary of the start of your tour. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Halloween is soon. The time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

I met Ed in 1962 when we were both attending Bakersfield Junior College. He had a wonderful personality, was the funniest person I had ever met, and the life of the party. He played the guitar and loved to surf and said the only thing he wanted to take to Vietnam was his surfboard! He was drafted in the spring of 1964 and received orders for Vietnam with only six months left in his military service. I will always remember him.
Peace, Ed.