THE WALL OF FACES

Did basic together at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. RIP Ashton

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.

You are always remembered, and never forgotten, "Buddy." You were "The Best."
From, Joe Gregory & Kenn Miller.
"F" Co 58th Inf. 101st Camp Eagle Viet Nan. 1968.
Oct 7, 2021 Thursday 7:30 PM PST-Calif.
...always remembered, and in our hearts, "Prindle."

Dear PVT Ashton Prindle, Thank you for your service as an Airborne Qualified Infantryman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Summer has begun. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

I have never forgotten Ashton Prindle, as a freshman watching a senior impressively captain our GHS wrestling team, or when before his graduation he climbed the tall school flag pole and drank a beer. He died a year later, but will live as long as someone still remembers him, which I very much do. RIP Pvt. Prindle.