THE WALL OF FACES

Dear "Doc" Bernstein,
It has been over 54 years since we last were together, my wonderful friend. We spent the night before that fateful ambush under our tented ponchos to shelter from the torrential rain. We talked all night. Couldn't sleep with all that rain coming down.

I remember you fondly, and helped carry you to the medivac chopper for your final journey back home.

You will always be one of my Vietnam War heroes. You will never be abandoned or forgotten. It was an honor to serve with you.

Jim Gilchrist (Corporal, USMC, Co, "G", 2nd Bn., 9th Marine Regiment)

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 sun 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.

As long as you are remembered you will always be with us....

HM2 Bruce Bryant Bernstein is buried at Hillside Memorial Park in Culver City, CA (Coffelt Database)

Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Semper Fi, Doc.

Without people like you our great nation wouldn't exist. Thank you and rest in peace
HM2. Bernstein, you are not forgotten.

Petty Officer Second Class Bruce Bryant Bernstein, Served with the Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.