THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

SP5 Morris W. Pierce Jr. was a helicopter mechanic serving with Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment (HHD), 37th Signal Battalion, 12th Signal Group, 1st Signal Brigade. On March 6, 1971, Pierce was at Marble Mountain Airfield Complex near Da Nang in Quang Nam Province, RVN. At 7:05 PM, Pierce was off duty in the billets area when he walked into his hooch and put a .38 caliber revolver to his head and pulled the trigger. Five witnesses were present. Medical personnel were called, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Pierce was twenty-four years old. His body was transported to the U.S. Army Morgue at Da Nang for processing by Graves Registration personnel. The remains were later transferred to Tan Son Nhut Air Base before being returned to his family in Virginia. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]

Dear Sp5 Morris Pierce, Thank you for your service as a CH-37 Helicopter Repairman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Today is the 46th anniversary of the last day of battle of the Vietnam War. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Dear SP5 Morris Woodward Pierce Jr, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

With respect, Sir

Curt Carter

Morris is buried at Holy Neck United Church of Christ Cemetery, Suffolk, Suffolk County,VA.