THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrances rom those who knew you are touching and reflect their admiration and respect for you. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever….

Dear Sp4 Ronald Ricciardo, Thank you for your service as a Flight Qualified Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. The fall of Afghanistan reminds me of Saigon. It is very sad. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Ronnie, I was just a little girl when I met you. You were dating the girl across the street from my family in Deer Park. As I see your plaque, I realize that I was just one day shy of my 6th birthday when you were killed. I remember the sadness of our neighbors and my parents when we got the news. I visited you twice in D.C over the years. All my life, I can vividly recall a time when we painted your car (red), with regular paint, in your girlfriend's driveway. If memory serves me right, I believe it may have been a convertible. I also remember you and my neighbor would take me and her brother out for a drive on occasion. As little as I was, you made a lifelong impact on me and whenever I am in DC, I will always visit you. Godspeed, Ronnie. You are not forgotten.

THANK YOU TO VMF.ORG/WALL-OF-FACES Administrator for so quickly posting your Deer Park "school bus" picture that DP friends found in a 1965 DP yearbook. I'm pleased the VMF.Org/Wall-of-Faces Admin got your pictures up so quickly. Friends of yours from DP High are busy looking for more pictures.

Your Deer Park friends and neighbors remember you Ronnie. Thank you for your service. you will always be remembered, honored, loved & respected. We've been searching for pictures of you. Sue from Deer Park, NY, class of 1965 shared the DP school bus picture of you. Today it got cropped & published on NY Honors Site.
Chuck, a neighbor, shared your obituary article from The Long-Islander, Huntington, NY. Chuck shared a website with many of your military buddies making remembrances to you. He continues to look for pictures of you.
Herald, a neighbor, visited your name on the VN Wall. He is looking for a picture of you. R.I.P. Ronnie - you are one of Deer Park, NY's heroes. The school bus picture, a cropping of it, and the obituary were submitted & hopefully will be good enough to post on your page