THE WALL OF FACES

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotions and spends himself in a great worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end triumph of high achievement and, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while caring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold, timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt

Never forgotten.

HOOAH

PFC James William Mayes was killed during Operation Long Beach, during an enemy mortar attack at the 3rd Brigade Base Camp (Coffelt Database).

Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH

Dear PFC James Mayes, Thank you for your service as a Petroleum Storage Specialist with the 1st Cavalry. I hate that your tour started on your birthday. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Time passes quickly, but our world needs help. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.

He loved us so.
Every day, in a hundred ways, he told us so.
In honesty. in affection, he told us so.
He loved us so.
Every day, in a hundred ways, he showed us so.
With loyalty and bravery, he showed us so.
He was our defender, and he kept us free!
He took an oath to guard us, and fought for liberty!
He loved us so, and we should know.
For we loved him so.
PFC Mayes, you were the very essence of DUTY!...HONOR!...and COUNTRY! You had been there and done that IN Vietnam! You were one brave man who did brave deeds for our America! You fought for the right without question or pause! Your name and fame are the BIRTHRIGHT of EVERY American citizen! In your youth and strength...your love and loyalty...you hasd given all that mortality can give to defend liberty everywhere! Mill Hall is very proud of you! You sacrificed your live so that freedom and justice may live! You had lived up to the code of conduct and chivalry of those who guard this beloved land!...an ideal SO NOBLE that it arouses in all of us a sense of pride, and yet, of humility! I believe that Avonmore's Jill Corey, whom I so greatly admire as one of my three top favorite songbirds of all time, the other two being Walton-on-Thames's own Julie Andrews, England's musical queen, and London's own Dusty Springfield, another thrush from England, would be very proud of your service to America, and the sacrifices you made to keep our country free! Well done, Soldier! Be thou at peace. ARMY STRONG!!!