THE WALL OF FACES

Remember to save for them a place inside of you, and save one backward glance when you are leaving, for the places they can no longer go...

John is well remembered for always doing his share of the work, also for his courage. He is missed.

John, you and Rick Ramsey are always in my mind. Thank you for your service to Freedom, our Country, and to the protection of the US Constitution. Every day you did your duty, without complaintm and you were an excellent colleague.

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.

A1C John J. Kopfer was assigned to the 6250th Support Squadron, 6250th Combat Support Group, 13th Air Force at Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon in Gia Dinh Province, RVN. He worked in the 7th Air Force DXIC Combat News Branch distributing the 7th Air Force News newsprint. It was printed in Japan and brought to Tan Son Nhut. It was then divided into bundles and sent on to other air bases in-country. He also made sure that copy and pictures flowed to the team in Tokyo doing the layout for the newspaper. On February 18, 1968, he was critically injured by a 122mm rocket on the air base. He died three days later of aspiration pneumonia (lung infection) due to the wounds he received. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]