HONORED ON PANEL 4E, LINE 33 OF THE WALL
RONALD WILLIAM NICKERSON
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RONALD W NICKERSON
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LEFT FOR RONALD WILLIAM NICKERSON
POSTED ON 6.26.2023
POSTED BY: John Fabris
honoring you....
There is a place
Not far from here
Where spirits walk
And heroes live
And honor still resides.
It is a wall
With names inscribed
Of those who served
When they were asked...
The brothers of my youth.
I go there still
To walk and think
About my life,
And what I've done since
And things that might have been.
There is a debt
I can't repay
Too many lives were spent.
And one man's life cannot suffice
To make their deaths worthwhile.
But there is hope
In the memory
Of those we leave behind
Who know the price that freedom brings
Who can carry on in kind.
I send you now
To touch a name
So the vision can be passed
Remember there is honor still
It is for you to see it lasts.
They are not dead
And have a wish
As all old soldiers do
The reflection you see before you now
Is their wish to live in you.
Not far from here
Where spirits walk
And heroes live
And honor still resides.
It is a wall
With names inscribed
Of those who served
When they were asked...
The brothers of my youth.
I go there still
To walk and think
About my life,
And what I've done since
And things that might have been.
There is a debt
I can't repay
Too many lives were spent.
And one man's life cannot suffice
To make their deaths worthwhile.
But there is hope
In the memory
Of those we leave behind
Who know the price that freedom brings
Who can carry on in kind.
I send you now
To touch a name
So the vision can be passed
Remember there is honor still
It is for you to see it lasts.
They are not dead
And have a wish
As all old soldiers do
The reflection you see before you now
Is their wish to live in you.
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POSTED ON 1.25.2021
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Sp4 Ronald Nickerson, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Your 77th birthday just passed, happy birthday. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It’s a New Year, but not necessarily better. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.
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POSTED ON 3.12.2020
POSTED BY: Dustin Cornelius
A Matter of Chance?
Ronald Nickerson,
I learned of your name just a day ago. I do believe I have the correct person based on the information I have read about you. My father was also in Vietnam with you in the 1st Infantry Division, "The Big Red One". My father had told me a brief fact about one day that he was to go on a patrol in the Jungle. Just before the patrol he was pulled and assigned a different duty. Another man took his place on that patrol and was killed. That man was you. We had another conversation about Vietnam yesterday and he repeated the story but this time and for the first time he said your name with emphasis, "Ronald Nickerson". A name I'm sure he will never forget along with what happened that day. He told me how you and at least one other were killed by a mine. Ironically your middle name is his first name, William Cornelius. I named my son William as well. Was it just a matter of chance he didn't go on the patrol that day or a predestined series of events that someday will resolve with a positive answer to the question...why? I'm sure my dad has thought about this as I am now, thankful he did not lose his life in Vietnam and able to bring me in to the world and have a son of my own. Are we worthy of this gift? Have we already answered the question and just don't know it? After putting a name and face to you, I feel like I need to do something for you but I don't know what. Rest in Peace Ronald, you are not forgotten.
I learned of your name just a day ago. I do believe I have the correct person based on the information I have read about you. My father was also in Vietnam with you in the 1st Infantry Division, "The Big Red One". My father had told me a brief fact about one day that he was to go on a patrol in the Jungle. Just before the patrol he was pulled and assigned a different duty. Another man took his place on that patrol and was killed. That man was you. We had another conversation about Vietnam yesterday and he repeated the story but this time and for the first time he said your name with emphasis, "Ronald Nickerson". A name I'm sure he will never forget along with what happened that day. He told me how you and at least one other were killed by a mine. Ironically your middle name is his first name, William Cornelius. I named my son William as well. Was it just a matter of chance he didn't go on the patrol that day or a predestined series of events that someday will resolve with a positive answer to the question...why? I'm sure my dad has thought about this as I am now, thankful he did not lose his life in Vietnam and able to bring me in to the world and have a son of my own. Are we worthy of this gift? Have we already answered the question and just don't know it? After putting a name and face to you, I feel like I need to do something for you but I don't know what. Rest in Peace Ronald, you are not forgotten.
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POSTED ON 9.2.2018
POSTED BY: Loretta Belfiore
Always in our hearts!
We still miss you everyday. Memories are always there of our time with you.
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POSTED ON 7.25.2018
Daughter of a friend
I never met you, but your name was spoken in my home with reverence. You fought side by side with my dad (Martin Haubrich). You died on his birthday and was never forgotten. I was born years after your death but I remember you every Memorial Day. - Jeanne Haubrich Gilligan
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