THE WALL OF FACES

Dear Mr. Robert McNaught,
You were only 26 when you died while being hit by a landmine. You attended Warwick Veterans Memorial High School, maybe you knew Leo Paul Dunsmore, who also died in Vietnam. You were on the wrestling team and the cross country squad. You probably didn't want to go to war, since you were drafted in 1965 while attending Northeastern University, a college that half of my senior class wants to consider as a potential school for them. You probably had a wonderful future ahead of you, but it was ruined when you got hit by that landmine. Just so you know, You were awarded the Bronze Star and an Army Commendation medal after you died. I just wanted to thank you for your fighting for our future, for my classmates future, for my future. Thank you.

i served in Vietnam in 1969 near Can Tho at the 29th evac as an Operating Room tech....my last year 1970 was spent working in the OR at Lettermen General at the Presido SF...i got a call one night from Bobby asking for a ride from SF international to i think Oakland where he was leaving for nam that night...while driving there we got to talk a little about what happened to us there...he had already been once or twice..its hard to remember things these days...i dropped him off and said my goodbys..told him to call me when he got back for a ride...he laughed and said he would...this was the end of may 70...in august my father called telling me he had been killed...and that i was being asked to be a bearer...something i considered a deep honor..as thru the years i felt guilt for being the last family member to see him alive...i agree with ...guilt i hold today...i don't remember much of the funeral but the pipes and the rifle salute to him....i agree with paul...i would like to see something more...recognizing him for giving his life for those to be able to speak and live freely...i think of him often and wish i had known him better...Sandy Lang...SP-5 ..29th evac vietnam 1969

Mac, Joe Sweetland, Jack Sanford and I grew up together. Jack went to Air Force Academy while Joe, Bob and I became best friends up to and during our Army service, although we went at different times. We all agreed to go airborne and we all wanted to go to Nam. Mac became SO dedicated to the cause when he went in that he serviced with the Special Forces, went RA to become an officer, and even went to Ranger School after OCS. His prime motivator was he believed he and those serving with and under him stop the Communists from taking over that beautiful, impoverished country, Vietnam.
I was a civilian when his mother called me to announce his death. Joe, Jack and I tried to help his parents organize his funeral, locating bearers who were truly his friends. I remember the funeral like it was yesterday. He was like a brother to me and I was devastated, even though I know he died doing the job he believed was his duty,putting all his intelligence, physical abilities, qualities of leadership, and dedication into this all-out fight against Communism.
Bob's had a history of going all out in school, on the wrestling mat, and ultimately in the military to be the best he could be. I know GOD recognizes his dedication and I am convinced he has received his just reward.
In fact, I sometimes hear him giving me advice!
His parents are deceased and he is survived by one brother, Ken, who also served in the Army. I don't know if his old military buddies still think of him but I certainly do. He deserves more than just having his name on The Wall, and hopefully someday I will be able to make some contribution in his honor.
God Bless BoB "MAC" MacNaught and all the others who bravely sacrificed so that the people living in a foreign country some 10,000 miles from our shores may someday experience a life of freedom that we take for granted in the United States. We did not win that war but none of these brave soldiers died in vain and, most important, they all received their just reward from GOD!