THE WALL OF FACES

DEAR LCPL ADDISON,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS AN ASSAULTMAN. SEMPER FI. YOU AND I SHARE A BIRTHDAY, YOU JUST HAD IT FIRST. REST IN PEACE.

John,Thank you for your sacrifice.

Lance Corporal John Edward Addison, Served with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.

Hey Uncle John. Just checking in to say Hi. And thanks for your service and dedication and giving the ultimate sacrifice to this Country. We have Never Meet . Love Ya. Ill be checking in more often.

One day in 1967 I received a letter from you telling me you were in Vietnam and asking me if I would write to you. We never met each other, and I had no idea how you got my name and address, but I answered your letter. We wrote to each other every day for almost 3 months. Then your letters stopped. I didn't know why. Several years later I found out that your letters stopped because you were killed. A few years ago I drove 2 hours to your grave because that's the only thing I could think of to do for you. I send you flowers every Memorial Day to honor the brave Marine who died so young. I think of you often and these many years later still feel a connection to you. I knew you a short time, but it was like I knew you forever. Rest in peace my friend.