THE WALL OF FACES

There is a place
Not far from here
Where spirits walk
And heroes live
And honor still resides.

It is a wall
With names inscribed
Of those who served
When they were asked...
The brothers of my youth.

I go there still
To walk and think
About my life,
And what I've done since
And things that might have been.

There is a debt
I can't repay
Too many lives were spent.
And one man's life cannot suffice
To make their deaths worthwhile.

But there is hope
In the memory
Of those we leave behind
Who know the price that freedom brings
Who can carry on in kind.

I send you now
To touch a name
So the vision can be passed
Remember there is honor still
It is for you to see it lasts.

They are not dead
And have a wish
As all old soldiers do
The reflection you see before you now
Is their wish to live in you.

Dear Sp4 Charles Morton, Thank you for your service as an Armor Reconnaissance Specialist. Your 50th anniversary just passed, sad. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is 3rd Week of Advent, and this week means joy. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

On the remembrance of your 70th birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH

Specialist Four Charles Tienerey Morton Jr., Served with L Troop, 3rd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, United States Army Vietnam.

Chuck and I were best friends in high school. We hung around together and spent time at each others house. Chuck was always a person who believed in his country and had talked many times about defending it. I didn't find out about him until I came back from overseas a year later. I put this picture here because Chuck was camera shy and it was the only one we could find. RIP my friend, I think of you every day.