THE WALL OF FACES

Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH

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.

Salute to Your service Donald, we never met, but we are proud, that we share the name Radics with You. We might be related somehow. Salute to You Sir and to Your Family. Thanks for Your sacrifice on the altar of the free world. Greetings, Ferenc Radics, Szekesfehervar, Hungary.

The Tet Offensive was a campaign of surprise attacks against military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam. The offensive began at 3:00 AM on January 31, 1968, when more than 80,000 North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong troops struck over 100 towns and cities, including 36 of 44 provincial capitals, five of the six autonomous cities, 72 of 245 district towns, and the southern capital of Saigon. In Hau Nghia Province, a Regional Forces/Popular Forces (RF/PF) garrison was attacked, resulting in the deaths of two U.S. military advisors. MSG Marvin J. Plata and SP4 Donald M. Radics were members of Advisory Team 60 assigned to the La Cua outpost. Thirty-seven Regional Forces were also killed, ten others wounded, and fifteen reported missing. The RF/PF outpost was defeated by treacherous action from within after Viet Cong had penetrated the organization. The traitors aided the attacking force which entered the outpost through the open front gate after the wires to the Claymore mines guarding the entrance had been cut. Most of the dead were found inside their bunkers, killed by grenades. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “TET Offensive II Field Force Vietnam After Action Report 31 January - 18 February 1968” at dtic.mil]

Dear Sp4 Donald Radics, Thank you for your service as a Radio Operator. The 54th anniversary of the start of your tour is in 3 days. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Independence Day week. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.