THE WALL OF FACES

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.

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. Rest easy knowing you will never be forgotten.

I AM PRESENTLY PREPARING A ONE-PAGE POSTER TELLING THE STORY OF HOW "NO SLACK" BEGAN. PUSHING THE TROOPS HARD, THEY WOULD SAY, "CUT US SOME SLACK, SARGE." THAT WAS THE BEGINNING, AND 1ST SGT RAYMOND E. BENSON IS THE FATHER OF "NO SLACK." I WAS COMMANDER OF A CO. WHEN THE HELO CRASH HAPPENED. "NO SLACK", SARGE! VERY SURPRISED TO FIND MORE INFO AT THIS SITE. CONTACT ME SHOULD YOU DESIRE MORE INFO, AND I AM LOOKING FOR A GOOD PHOTO OF 1ST SGT BENSON.

DEAR SERGEANT BENSON,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS AN INDIRECT FIRE INFANTRYMAN, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY. IT IS 2017, WHICH MAKES IT FAR TOO LONG FOR YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE.. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE SAINTS AND ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE.

After doing some research, I discovered Raymond Benson was the soldier who came up with the motto "No Slack" which is still used today by the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. People who have not served in the 2/327 have no idea how important the motto "No Slack" is to the unit. I remember in the jungles of Vietnam hearing troopers say "No Slack" to stay in contact with other infantrymen in the unit. It is the best motto of all the rifle units.