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 sunlight 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.

Dear Sgt Jean Kraus, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Today is Lincoln’s birthday. The time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

Jean, you left us too soon. I miss you all these years later yet have never forgotten you. I became the artist you should have been. Thank you for the inspiration you gave me in our short time together in college 1962-1966.....I too went to Vietnam.

On the 49th Anniversary of your death in Vietnam, Sergeant Jean Mason Kraus, thank you for your service and your sacrifice for our country and our freedoms. May we remember your sacrifice forever. Rest In Peace, Brave Soldier. Hooaah!

Sergeant Jean Mason Kraus, Served with Company C, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division.