THE WALL OF FACES

I didn't know you but you were my 8th grade friend Virginia's big brother. She loved you so much.

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Kelsey Robson is touching and reflects her admiration and respect for you. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….

Never forgotten.

HOOAH

Dear Sp5 James Parker, Thank you for your service as a Special Forces Qualified Combat Engineer. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Lent, and it’s spring. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Klamath Falls OR...Born May 4, 1938, in Merrill, James Parker attended schools in Malin. He enlisted with the U.S. Army paratroopers the day after his 17th birthday. He was serving with the first special forces when he died in a motorcycle crash while on leave in Saigon. During his duty abroad, Parker was deeply concerned with the plight of children and the inadequately equipped orphanages. He was Klamath County’s first casualty of the war. He was 25 at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife, Barbara, his father, Dalton Parker, and a brother and a sister. He was buried at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.