THE WALL OF FACES

On August 3, 1969, a U.S. Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II (#67-0291) from the 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, 7th Air Force, was conducting a close air support mission for U.S. Special Forces near Hill 110, 21 kilometers (12.6 miles) southeast of Thuong Duc in Quang Nam Province, RVN, when it received enemy ground fire at an altitude of 2400 feet. The Phantom crashed killing both crewman. The lost personnel were pilot CAPT James D. White and navigator MAJ James E. Morton Jr. The aircraft was completely destroyed. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “Significant Events III MAF (III Marine Amphibious Force), August 1969” at ttu.edu]

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. While all deaths in Vietnam are tragic that you died just four days before your 33rd birthday is especially so. May you rest in eternal peace.

Dear Maj. James Morton, Thank you for your service as a Navigator. 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.

This book is a tribute written by a younger brother (known by friends in Memphis as 'Freddie') to his older brother 'Eddie'.

"It is a loving reflection of family and brotherly love, a time, a place and a community. Fred Morton captures a segment of the southern culture within the Silent Generation – spanning the Great Depression and World War II. From there and the Cold War period he offers stories as told by close friends about Eddie and our early scouting and school years. Without explicitly stating it, the author reveals what the Silent Generation exemplified and practiced: duty, honor, country and cheerful service. I recommend this book to those who lived during those times and to those seeking to understand the Silent Generation values. The author and his brother are the quintessence of those values. It does not take a careful reader to discern how service was a major component of their lives; Eddie served in scouting, in the second graduating class of the US Air Force Academy, and in the military community; and Freddie served in scouting, the Methodist ministry and by leaving this written legacy for Eddie’s now adult children."
-Book reviewed at

The Corps of Cadets and Texas A&M University
Salute: Major James E Mortan '68
“The Memorial for Vietnam Era”
“Corps Plaza Memorial”
College Station, Texas
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