THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Wayne Matthysse is touching and reflects his admiration and respect for you. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

Hey Lee… It’s Christmas time down here and I was just going over some old memories … thought I would look you up on The Wall of Faces. Can’t believe over 50 years have passed since you took my place on point. Much of the remainder of the company followed you in the hours and days that followed and I was one of the last to be medevaced out of the field… leaving the eleven remaining men in our company to pay the ultimate price for “Liberty”. Just wanted to say Thanks to you and the others and to let you know that with every new day, every new relationship, every new joy, and even every new sorrow I have experienced in this life... the GREATER I realize, was the sacrifice that you all made.

Dear HN Leroy Poppema, Thank you for your service as a Hospitalman with the 7th Marines, Semper Fi, Thank you for the lives you saved. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Memorial Day just passed when our nation remembers your sacrifice. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

As your 75th birthday approaches, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Semper Fi, Doc

Remembering our boyhood friend Leroy Poppema this Memorial Day 2017 and honoring him for his service and ultimate sacrifice for our Nation. We think of him often.
And will not forget. RIP Leroy