THE WALL OF FACES

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.

Major Gordon Page was my POW Bracelet 3/7/66 how ironic that the day I was inducted into the Army years later would be 3/7/78 perhaps he was watching over me when I was deployed.

I am the Curator of the POW/MIA Bracelet Display in the Vietnam Hangar of the Palm Springs Air Museum in Palm Springs, California where we now have over two thousand bracelets and would be honored to include your bracelet in our Display. If you are an immediate family member (spouse, fiancé or child) I can order one for the Display in your name.
Dr. Dave Thompson
Palm Springs Air Museum
POW/MIA Bracelet Display Curator
Lt. Commander U.S. Navy 1964-1970
10-103 Lakeview Dr. Rancho Mirage, Ca 92270
760-328-0859 [email protected]

When I was in High School (1970's) I got Major Gordon Page's POW-MIA bracelet. I wore it every day until I got married in 1974. I watched the papers whenever they printed a list of recovered POWS and MIAS. Sadly, I never saw your name. I still have that bracelet and am going to Washington in the spring to leave it at the Veterans Wall. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Thank you.

Dear Col. Gordon Page, Thank you for your service as a Pilot. Glad you were identified in 1998. Welcome Home. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Lent, and Daylight Savings Time begins today. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.