THE WALL OF FACES

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]

DEAR STAFF SERGEANT ADDIS,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS AN ARMOR CREWMAN. THANKS FOR YOUR SACRIFICE. REST IN PEACE.