THE WALL OF FACES

I was point team leader on the squad patrol when Tim was hit. I talked to him as he lay dying and he was trying to tell me how to help the other wounded, with no thought of himself. I think of September 18, 1966 all the time. It was my mother's 49th birthday. And I think of all the guys who were killed and injured on that terrrible day, Nard, Barker, and Doc McMahon. I wish I could have saved them.

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.

On the remembrance of your 75th birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Semper Fi, Doc

Dear PO3C Timothy McMahon, Thank you for your service as a Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class with the 1st Marines. Semper Fi. Thank you for the lives you saved. Your 54th anniversary is soon, sad. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Labor Day weekend. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Looked for you twice at Fort Worden. Found you with help from Carole J. Will visit you again when I come back.