THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

SP5 David L. Mason was a helicopter mechanic serving with the 54th Aviation Company, 210th Aviation Battalion. The mission of the 54th Aviation Company was to provide general passenger and cargo transport service. On November 1, 1969, Mason was involved in an altercation at his base camp in Phuoc Tuy Province, RVN. He sustained critical injuries and was admitted to a military hospitalized. Mason expired the following day. He was posthumously promoted to Staff Sergeant. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “David L. Mason, 31, Dies of Viet Injuries.” Fort Worth Star Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), November 8, 1969, courtesy of Brett J. Derbes, Administrative Director, Director of Research, Texas State Historical Association, Austin, TX]

Taken from the Fort Worth Star Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), November 8, 1969, courtesy of Brett J. Derbes, Administrative Director, Director of Research, Texas State Historical Association, Austin, TX.

Taken from the Fort Worth Star Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), November 8, 1969, courtesy of Brett J. Derbes, Administrative Director, Director of Research, Texas State Historical Association, Austin, TX.

Dear SSgt David Mason, Thank you for your service as a Flight Qualified Ah-1 Attack Helicopter Repairer. I researched you on the 51st anniversary of the start of your tour. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Independence Day was yesterday. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.