THE WALL OF FACES

Connection to you: I was on ancestry last week researching my daughter-in-law’s newfound biological family. In one of the branches was the name “Addison” came up. You are a distant relative to my daughter-in-law. A lot of information came up, including connections to Ojai and then marriage to Katy.
Even though it’s been 55 years…a few days ago it hit me like it was yesterday. Having met Katy briefly in summer of 1963, I felt so sorry for her loss (you). She was the most genuine young lady I had ever met. I saw several pictures of you and Katy…what a wonderful couple. For some reason, being a Vietnam Vet myself, I wish I could have traded places with you in death to save her the pain she must have endured.
My connection with Katy: I was 16 and I was in Ojai in the summer of 1963 earning money to buy my first car. I was delivering Fuller Brush (my brother’s business) products to her mother, Alice. I can’t remember how it happened, but Katy and I went on a few dates. It was known that I would be going back to Arizona at the end of summer, so it didn’t get serious…but she was a sweetheart.
Thank you for your service Harvey.
Katy, I’m not sure why now…but it pains me to know this happened to you.
Don Schilling – Chandler, AZ.. Vietnam 69-70.

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who at best, knows the triumph of high achievement; and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
-Theodore Roosevelt, "Citizen in a Republic", April 23, 1910

Warrant Officer Harvey Charles Addison, Served with the 240th Assault Helicopter Company, 214th Aviation Battalion, 12th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade, United States Army Vietnam.

My name is Tim Hastings a brother of SSGT Steven M Hastings, Crew Chief of Mad Dog 36 which went missing 8/1/68. I am presently the POW/MIA Outreach Coordinator for “Run For The Wall” 2019 Midway Route. It my Honor and duty to put together Bio’s for the riders to carry with them from Ontario, CA to the Vietnam Memorial Wall. Since my brother was a member of the 240th AHC I am making sure that every man from the 240th AHC that lost his life in Vietnam or is still MIA, has his Bio carried to the Memorial Wall in 2019. While preparing these Bio’s I am very emotional because some of these men may have been forgotten by their communities but I will never forget them. As long as we remember them and say their names they will always be with us and never forgotten. Thank You for your service.

DEAR WARRANT OFFICER ADDISON,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS HELICOPTER PILOT. IT WAS THOSE CHOPPERS THAT SAVED SO MANY LIVES.
REST IN PEACE.