THE WALL OF FACES

I don't remember you for I was just a year old but I love you . I only know of you what I have been told about you but I still love you . I have read letters about you that mean more than I can ever say All I can do is thank the men that wrote them for I don't know them so thank you for them because I love him and they made me proud to be his daughter. I love you daddy

I was 11 when you left us. I didn't understand everything that was happening in the world at the time. I remember your wedding day. Somewhere mom has a photo of you and Theresa on the church steps. The smiles on your faces. You are loved. You are missed.

Mary Ann

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 sun 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.

Freddie was an all American great guy. That day changed the course of our family forever I can still hear my sister’s screams. I was 13 and I had no idea the gravity of pain for his parents, brothers, sisters, aunts uncles, my parents, my sisters and my new niece that would never know her father.
52 years and the pain is still as sharp as that day. The day a family and so many others were ripped apart. I would rather just have Fred my brother in law but very proud and honored to have known him. Love to all veterans and I will never forget. Semper Fi

I was NCOIC of the paraloft during this time and I remember a few times I flew as a gunner on Freddys plane and he was as professional as any crew chief I had flown with. I remember his sense of humor -, his knowledge, and his devotion to the job and to the Marines he supported. I think of him often and hope to read his name during The Reading Of The Names during the 35th Anniversary celebration at the Wall on Nov. 7-8-9-10th 2017. RIP Marine I will never forget you