THE WALL OF FACES

I knew Rich in Sam Houston High school. Rich was a wonderful and caring person. He adore his mother & would talk about her often. Rich was one of the best looking guys in school. Yet he didn't act like it. He was a friend that I was lucky to have known. God bless you friend. Until we meet again..

I knew Rich in Sam Houston High school. Rich was a wonderful and caring person. He adore his mother & would talk about her often. Rich was one of the best looking guys in school. Yet he didn't act like it. He was a friend that I was lucky to have known. God bless you friend. Until we meet again..

On the remembrance of your 71st birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Forever 18.

Semper Fi, Marine

Dear Lcpl Aubra Morgan, Thank you for your service as a Mortarman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Advent, and this week means hope. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

On January 22, 1969, Marine engineers with a security squad from C Company, 1st Engineer Battalion, 7th Marines were returning from a sweep of Route 4 (QL-4) along the Song Yen (river) when they were ambushed two miles south of Hill 55 in Quang Nam Province, RVN, by an enemy force from both sides of the road. The 10:05 AM attack occurred while the team was moving west towards Hill 37 between the hamlets of Gaio Ai and Da Hoa An in the Dien Ban District. A deadly crossfire of automatic weapons fire from the north and south sides of the road killed five Marines and a Navy corpsman. The lost personnel included (from C/1/7) LCPL Johnny S. Holt, LCPL Kenneth W. Mokuau Jr., and CPL John F. Weaver; also (from Headquarters & Service Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines) LCPL William M. Mooers, LCPL Aubra E. Morgan Jr., and HN Joseph A. Wilk Jr. Three others were wounded. Both the sweep team and security force returned fire causing unknown enemy casualties. A squad-sized Marine reaction force from Hill 55 was sent to secure the ambush site and organized the medivac of all the dead and wounded. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org, marines.togetherweserved.com, and “Command Chronology (1st Engr Bn), January 1969” and “Significant Events III MAF, January 1969” at ttu.edu]