THE WALL OF FACES

raymond was our first loss on hill 512. it took two weeks to take that damn hill. we lost so many of our kilo co. third bn. first marine regt. brothers. i remember whenever we got in a firefight, ray would take his helmet off and put his marine cover on backwards. to all the kids out there who do this now, remember. raymond ralls did this first.

RALLS AND I HAD SOME MEMORABLE TIMES. WE SERVED WITH 8TH MARINES AT CAMP LEJUENE. THE TIMES THAT ARE MOST MEMORABLE TO ME IS THE TIME WE SPENT TOGETHER IN GTMO BAY, CUBA, IN 1966. RALLS,TAYLOR AND MYSELF, ALONG WITH THIS BROTHER FROM DETROIT WOULD SING THE TEMPTATIONS. I REMEMBER SO VIVIDLY RALLS DANCING ON HIS SEVERELY BOWED LEGS. I USED TO JOKE WITH HIM ABOUT IT AND CALL HIM RICKETS. HIS DEEP VOICE SOUNDED LIKE MELVIN OF THE TEMPTATIONS. HIS FAVORITE SONG WAS, TRULY,TRULY BY THE TEMPTATIONS. HE WAS SENT TO "THE NAM" BEFORE ME. I WILL NEVER FORGET HIM. LOVE YOU BRO. BRO.FOXX