THE WALL OF FACES

The photo of CN John Joseph Bialkowski, USN was recovered from the 1963 West Seneca Central High School yearbook.
Thanks to Renee Masters, Librarian, West Seneca Public Library, West Seneca, NY.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from John Colarusso is moving. As long as you are remembered you will all be with us....

May those who served never be forgotten. Rest in peace CN. Bialkowski, I salute your brave soul. My heart goes out to you and your family.

CEP John J. Bialkowski was an electrician serving with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11 (NMCB-11), 3rd Naval Construction Brigade, United States Naval Forces Vietnam (USNAVFORV). On June 24, 1967, CEP Bialkowski was part of a four-man trash truck detail dumping trash at Don Ha Combat Base dump when he was run over by a dump truck, reportedly during enemy shelling of the base. He was fatally injured in the incident. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “Seabee Dies In Vietnam.” Buffalo Evening News, Buffalo, NY, June 27, 1967]

DEAR CONSTRUCTIONMAN JOHN BIALKOWSKI,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A CEPCN - CONSTRUCTION ELECTRICIAN (POWER LINEMAN) CONSTRUCTIONMAN. IT HAS BEEN FAR TOO LONG FOR ALL OF 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 ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE. MANY OF US HAVE BEGUN OUR JOURNEY TO EASTER. YOU ARE ALL IN OUR PRAYERS