THE WALL OF FACES

Billy and I were buddies at Ft. Gordon in the summer of ‘66. Went home (Greenville, S.C.) twice. He and his girlfriend and one of her friends named Myra Gilstrap went riding around. Billy was a good guy. I just moved to Greenville and have been asking people if they knew him. Went walking today and saw his name on a Vietnam Memorial. Very sad to learn this. R I P, Billy

I have good memories of Billy. We left Fort Gordon together in 1966. Got on a boat in NY and headed for Germany. We were stationed together in an armored battalion in Munich. It was a long time ago but I remember Billy being great guy and friend.

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 sun 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.

As long as you are remembered you will always be with us....

Staff Sergeant Billy Wayne Addis, Served with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

SSGT Billy W. Addis was an armor crewman serving with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 4th Infantry Division. On March 26, 1970, SSGT Addis was reportedly on a military mission in Binh Dinh Province, RVN, when a nearby pipeline developed a leak, caught fire, and exploded. Addis was critically burned in the incident, suffering burns over 60% of his body. He was evacuated to the United States to Brooke General Hospital at Fort Sam Houston, TX, where he died of pneumonia on April 21, 1970. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]