THE WALL OF FACES

On the remembrance of your 74th birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Semper Fi, Marine

Private First Class Calvin Belton, Served with the 2nd Platoon, Company K, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, United States Army Vietnam.

PFC Calvin Belton is resting at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, CT Plot: Grass Path Dahlia, Section: 29, Grave: 8

DEAR PFC BELTON,
I HOPE SOMEONE PUTS YOUR PHOTO HERE. THIS WALL OF FACES NEEDS YOURS. THANKS FOR BEING A MACHINE GUNNER. YOU WERE KILLED ON JULY 4TH, AND YOUR UNIT WAS KILO COMPANY, 3RD BATTALION, 9TH MARINES, III MAF. I THINK THIS WAS THE UNIT OF MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, FRANKIE PIETRAS. GOD BLESS YOU BOTH. YOU AND HE DIED THE SAME DAY.
MY SON WORKS IN NEW HAVEN, IT IS A GREAT PLACE TO BE.
IT IS 2017, WHICH MAKES IT FAR TOO LONG FOR YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE.. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE SAINTS AND ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE.

Semper Fi, Marine.