THE WALL OF FACES

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

Dear Lcdr John Poe, Thank you for your service as an Unrestricted Line Officer - Surface Warfare, and for graduating from Annapolis. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Memorial Day weekend when our nation those of you who paid the ultimate price. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels

Information about Lieutenant Commander John Raymond Poe, USNA Class of 1962, from the U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Virtual Memorial Wall is at this website link/URL:

https://usnamemorialhall.org/index.php/JOHN_R._POE,_LCDR,_USN

Lt. Commander John R. Poe was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Valor, with Combat Distinguishing Device (V), for his exemplary courage under fire. He served as an Unrestricted Line Officer (Surface Warfare) and was assigned to the USN River Patrol Force - Task Force 116.
See http://www.virtualwall.org/dp/PoeJR01a.htm

LCDR John R. Poe was a U.S. Naval Commander assigned to River Division 592, Task Group 194.9, Task Force 194, U.S. Naval Forces, Vietnam. In October 1969, LCDR Poe was overseeing the Upper Vam Co Dong Patrol Unit (Co Dau Ha). On August 1, 1970, after detachment as commander from TG 194.9, Poe was critically injured in a fall and taken to the 3rd Field Hospital in Saigon, RVN. He died three days later from a massive pulmonary embolism. The circumstances of Poe’s injury were not provided in his casualty report dated August 6, 1970. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “Lt. Cmdr. Poe Dies In Saigon Accident.” The San Diego Union (San Diego, CA), August 9, 1970, courtesy of Laura Kirkland, Librarian II, Vista Branch Library, San Diego County Library, CA]