THE WALL OF FACES

Say not in grief he is no more, but live in thankfulness that he was.

Dear Sp4 Dennis Peterson, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman with the 1st Cavalry. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Today is the 46th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, and it is still sad. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

On the remembrance of your 70th birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH

I remember Dennis as the Wrestling Captain at Ellsworth High back in WI. Man he was tough, his little brother Dennis was too. I didn't know Dennis was in the Army until the news came back that he had died in Vietnam. I know Dennis was a leader & a fighter. He died for his country, and that makes him my hero. I spent 26 years as a Navy medic & CWO with Marines. I made it because Dennis showed me by his wrestling that you never give up. You never quit. Until we me again brother, take care of us bubby.

On March 29, 1972, SP4 Kenneth R. Vos of D Battery, 1st Battalion, 21st Artillery, and SP4 Dennis N. Peterson and PFC Larry Batts of C Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry, were part of a seven-man patrol operating in Long Khanh Province, RVN, whose mission was to investigate lights and movement which were observed the previous night. While the patrol was proceeding toward the suspected enemy location, a large command-detonated mine exploded, mortally wounding the three soldiers. The other four members of the patrol were also wounded. Their remains were taken to Bien Hoa for identification before being returned back to the U.S. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and thewall-usa.com]