THE WALL OF FACES

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.

Thank you Constructionman Gary Lynn Mercer for volunteering to serve our country during a dangerous time and in a dangerous place. He was assigned to CBMU-301, 3RD NC BDE, USNAVFORV during his service in Vietnam.
See http://www.virtualwall.org/dm/MercerGL01a.htm

Dear CN Gary Mercer, Thank you for your service as a Steelworker Constructionman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is another autumn. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

SWCN Gary L. Mercer was a Steelworker serving with Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 301 (CBMU-301), 3rd Naval Construction Brigade, U.S. Naval Forces, Vietnam. On June 8, 1970, SWCN Mercer died at a CBMU-301 worksite at Chu Lai in Quang Tin Province, RVN, where it was reported he was found dead at 7:00 AM of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was 21 years old. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and U. S. Naval Forces, Vietnam Monthly Historical Summary, June 1970]

Dear CN Gary Lynn Mercer, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, Sir

Curt Carter