THE WALL OF FACES

Specialist Four Henry Arthur Blanding, Served with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

Thank you for your sacrifice, Bro. Blanding. If you see me in heaven, give me a shout-out please, if I do not see you first. How do I know we will see each other in heaven? We both have already been through hell.

DEAR SPEC 4 BLANDING,
I HOPE SOMEONE WILL PUT YOUR PHOTO HERE BECAUSE THIS WALL OF FACES NEEDS YOURS. THANKS FOR BEING AN INFANTRYMAN. I GREW UP ACROSS THE STREET FROM JAMAICA, WE WE WERE NEIGHBORS. I WAS ALSO BORN ON THE BIRTHDAY, ONLY YEARS LATER. IT HAS BEEN FAR TOO LONG FOR ALL OF YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE.. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE. MANY OF US HAVE BEGUN OUR JOURNEY TO EASTER. AND YOU ARE ALL IN OUR PRAYERS.

After he finished school, he moved near relatives in Jamaica, New York.

Thank you Spec 4 Blanding for your leadership and your inspiring courage under fire.