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HONORED ON PANEL 66E, LINE 1 OF THE WALL
RAYMOND BERNARD RALLS
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RAYMOND B RALLS
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LEFT FOR RAYMOND BERNARD RALLS
POSTED ON 6.2.2010
POSTED BY: Robert Sage
We Remember
Raymond is buried at Mount Lawn Cemetery in Darby TWP, PA. PH
POSTED ON 4.20.2005
POSTED BY: Bob Ross
Do not stand at my grave and weep
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 sun 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.
Mary Frye – 1932
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 sun 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.
Mary Frye – 1932
POSTED ON 2.21.2005
POSTED BY: Jim McIlhenney
The Philadelphia Inquirer - May 28, 1968
Pfc. Ralls, a member of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Division, was killed last Wednesday near Quang Tri by shrapnel from a land mine. He enlisted in April, 1966, and went to the war zone last June.
His two older brothers, Leonard, 25 and Russell Jr., 26, are former Marines.
His parents said Pfc. Ralls was fond of music and played the guitar. He also was interested in electronics.
In his letters home he rarely mentioned the fighting, his parents said, but mused about what he would do when discharged. He was last home in February, 1967.
Semper Fidelis, Marine!
POSTED ON 5.13.2003
POSTED BY: Jim McIlhenney
One of Philadelphia PA's 630 fallen sons.
Semper Fidelis, Marine!
POSTED ON 10.4.2002
POSTED BY: Robert Greer
An affinity for electronics
Raymond B. Ralls
N.Felton Street, West Philadelphia
The third of three brothers to join the Marine Corps and second of three to fight in Vietnam, Ralls enlisted in April 1966 after attending John Bartram High School. He played guitar and had an affinity for electronics, but it was the Marines that consumed his interest. The 19-year-old private first class was a rifleman, ammunition carrier and assistant gunner in Vietnam with Company K of Battalion Landing Team 3, 1st Marines Amphibious Brigade. Ralls died in Quang Tri Province on May 22, 1968. In addition to his brothers, he was survived by his parents and two sisters.
... from The Philadelphia Daily News
N.Felton Street, West Philadelphia
The third of three brothers to join the Marine Corps and second of three to fight in Vietnam, Ralls enlisted in April 1966 after attending John Bartram High School. He played guitar and had an affinity for electronics, but it was the Marines that consumed his interest. The 19-year-old private first class was a rifleman, ammunition carrier and assistant gunner in Vietnam with Company K of Battalion Landing Team 3, 1st Marines Amphibious Brigade. Ralls died in Quang Tri Province on May 22, 1968. In addition to his brothers, he was survived by his parents and two sisters.
... from The Philadelphia Daily News