THE WALL OF FACES

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.

PFC Norman L. Lingley was a Tactical Wire Operations Specialist serving with B Battery, 6th Battalion, 56th Artillery, 97th Artillery Group, II Field Force, U. S. Army, Republic of Vietnam. Lingley’s duties included the installation of telephones and switchboards and laying wire and cable. On November 6, 1966, Lingley reportedly sustained fatal gunshot wounds to the head and chest while returning to his base. When a casualty report was prepared eight days later, the exact circumstances of his death were unknown; however, in an improbable move, the Army later coded his loss “accidental self-destruction.” Lingley had been in Vietnam only three weeks. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

Dear PFC Norman Lingley, Thank you for your service as a Tactical Wire Operations Specialist. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Today is Easter Friday. The time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

Norman.....Honoring you on your birthday.......God Bless

Norman, You are remembered. Alaska Native.