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.

Second Lieutenant John Price Pickett, Served with the 2nd Platoon, Company G, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force. Montani Semper Liberi !

Dear Lt John Pickett, Thank you for your service as a Basic Infantry Officer. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is the 46th anniversary of the last battle of the war, and the Ascension. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

May this remembrance find you in the eternal Holy Kingdom of our Lord.

Although we have never met, I feel the Brotherhood. I too was born 11/13/46. I served with "D" Co. 1st Bn. 4th Marines, 3rd Mar. Div. In Nam during 7/67 through 8/68. Rest in Peace. Semper Fi John. Sgt. John W. Barton 272 Oak St. Indiana, PA 15701