HONORED ON PANEL 30E, LINE 64 OF THE WALL
JOHN ALAN MACDONALD
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JOHN A MACDONALD
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LEFT FOR JOHN ALAN MACDONALD
POSTED ON 4.8.2023
POSTED BY: John Fabris
honoring you...
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 sunlight 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.
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 sunlight 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.
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POSTED ON 5.23.2020
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Sp4 John Mac Donald, Thank you for your service as a Medical NCO with the 1st Cavalry. Thank you for the lives you saved. The 53rd anniversary of the start of your tour just passed, sad. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Memorial Day weekend, but like none other. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 11.30.2013
POSTED BY: Tammi Peterson Mitchell
Gone but never forgotten...from your 1st cousin once removed, Tammi
I remember attending John's funeral service in Sweet Home (?), Oregon when I was about 10 years old; everyone there was just heartbroken so I knew John had to have been someone very special even though I had never met him before.
When I was in Washington, DC many years ago I went to the Viet Nam memorial looing for his name; I tried and tried to find it but could not--so just took a photo of a small section of the monument to remember the moment. When i got home and developed my film, I could hardly believe my eyes---there in the far right of the photo was the name "John Alan Macdonald." I have no doubt I was led to the exact spot on the memorial where his name was carved. Ever since then I have wondered how John and I were connected somehow.
I brought his name up at a family gathering this Thanksgiving and asked if anyone knew him---his dad Frank's brother Jimmy said that Joh was a very quiet young man...that his parents found out about John's death by seeing it on TV....it broke their hearts beyond belief to lose their precious son, and also to find about his death in that manner.
I am proud to be related to John---his Dad Frank was my mom Mari McDonald Peterson were first cousins. I will never forget attending John's funeral and the 21 gun (?) salute; his death impacted me greatly and I am so sorry he died too soon for us to get acquainted on this side. I would have loved to have known him better but want him to know he still loved and not forgotten.
Gratefully,
Tammi Peterson Mitchell
When I was in Washington, DC many years ago I went to the Viet Nam memorial looing for his name; I tried and tried to find it but could not--so just took a photo of a small section of the monument to remember the moment. When i got home and developed my film, I could hardly believe my eyes---there in the far right of the photo was the name "John Alan Macdonald." I have no doubt I was led to the exact spot on the memorial where his name was carved. Ever since then I have wondered how John and I were connected somehow.
I brought his name up at a family gathering this Thanksgiving and asked if anyone knew him---his dad Frank's brother Jimmy said that Joh was a very quiet young man...that his parents found out about John's death by seeing it on TV....it broke their hearts beyond belief to lose their precious son, and also to find about his death in that manner.
I am proud to be related to John---his Dad Frank was my mom Mari McDonald Peterson were first cousins. I will never forget attending John's funeral and the 21 gun (?) salute; his death impacted me greatly and I am so sorry he died too soon for us to get acquainted on this side. I would have loved to have known him better but want him to know he still loved and not forgotten.
Gratefully,
Tammi Peterson Mitchell
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POSTED ON 10.31.2013
POSTED BY: Curt Carter [email protected]
Remembering An American Hero
Dear SP4 John Alan MacDonald, sir
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.
May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.
With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir
Curt Carter
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