THE WALL OF FACES

War drew us from our homeland
In the sunlit springtime of our youth.
Those who did not come back alive remain
in perpetual springtime -- forever young --
And a part of them is with us always.

Alan it's Thanksgiving 2021 and I'd like to say rest in peace with the heros.
Semper Fi,
Lcpl. Klek D 1-1 Nam 1966

Dear PFC Alan Read, Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. The 57th anniversary of Gulf of Tonkin Incident is soon. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

I was a classmate of Alan when we were at Hunter School and remember him well. I think of him often, since I was in Vietnam during the period he was there and was also assigned to the I Corps area in Quang Nam province close to Da Nang. I left there on Aug 12th, 1967 and it was after I left there that I heard about Alan. My prayers are with the family, and I wish them nothing but the best.

Private First Class Alan Thomas Read, Served with Company H, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Third Marine Amphibious Force.