HONORED ON PANEL 30E, LINE 102 OF THE WALL
DENNIS LEE MERRILL
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DENNIS L MERRILL
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30E/102
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LEFT FOR DENNIS LEE MERRILL
POSTED ON 5.6.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris
do not stand at my grave and weep
Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.
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POSTED ON 9.15.2022
POSTED BY: Mrs. Chamberlain's 8th Grade Class
Happy Birthday
Rest in Peace. Today you would be 79. Happy birthday from South Jordan Middle School. Thank you for letting us be here today.
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POSTED ON 11.9.2020
POSTED BY: David Díaz
Uncle Dennis
Dennis Lee Merrill was my uncle, the youngest of my mother’s brothers. He was a rabble rouser and troublemaker but he was my favorite uncle. I wanted to be like him and wanted to join the Marines like he did. After his first tour in Nam, he told me quite clearly not to believe anything I read in the newspapers about us winning the war. He said we were “getting killed” over there by a tough and jungle-ready people.
Regarding his rank after 6 years in the Marines; the story that I heard is that he was busted as an MP because he beat up a fresh 2nd lieutenant and was court-martialed. I know he was an MP because I saw him in uniform with an MP patch, which he subsequently gave to me. I still have the arm patch. His choice was to serve time or serve a second tour in Nam. He chose the latter. About halfway through the tour, he was killed by enemy artillery fire.
Regarding his rank after 6 years in the Marines; the story that I heard is that he was busted as an MP because he beat up a fresh 2nd lieutenant and was court-martialed. I know he was an MP because I saw him in uniform with an MP patch, which he subsequently gave to me. I still have the arm patch. His choice was to serve time or serve a second tour in Nam. He chose the latter. About halfway through the tour, he was killed by enemy artillery fire.
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POSTED ON 11.9.2020
POSTED BY: David Díaz
Uncle Dennis
Dennis Lee Merrill was my uncle, the youngest of my mother’s brothers. He was a rabble rouser and troublemaker but he was my favorite uncle. I wanted to be like him and wanted to join the Marines like he did. After his first tour in Nam, he told me quite clearly not to believe anything I read in the newspapers about us winning the war. He said we were “getting killed” over there by a tough and jungle-ready people.
Regarding his rank after 6 years in the Marines; the story that I heard is that he was busted as an MP because he beat up a fresh 2nd lieutenant and was court-martialed. I know he was an MP because I saw him in uniform with an MP patch, which he subsequently gave to me. I still have the arm patch. His choice was to serve time or serve a second tour in Nam. He chose the latter. About halfway through the tour, he was killed by enemy artillery fire.
Regarding his rank after 6 years in the Marines; the story that I heard is that he was busted as an MP because he beat up a fresh 2nd lieutenant and was court-martialed. I know he was an MP because I saw him in uniform with an MP patch, which he subsequently gave to me. I still have the arm patch. His choice was to serve time or serve a second tour in Nam. He chose the latter. About halfway through the tour, he was killed by enemy artillery fire.
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POSTED ON 9.27.2020
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Lcpl Dennis Merrill, Thank you for your service as an Antitank Assaultman. I researched you on your 77th birthday, happy birthday. 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.
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