HONORED ON PANEL 32E, LINE 33 OF THE WALL
GARY MICHAEL RIST
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GARY M RIST
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LEFT FOR GARY MICHAEL RIST
POSTED ON 8.15.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris
honoring you.....
There is a place
Not far from here
Where spirits walk
And heroes live
And honor still resides.
It is a wall
With names inscribed
Of those who served
When they were asked...
The brothers of my youth.
I go there still
To walk and think
About my life,
And what I've done since
And things that might have been.
There is a debt
I can't repay
Too many lives were spent.
And one man's life cannot suffice
To make their deaths worthwhile.
But there is hope
In the memory
Of those we leave behind
Who know the price that freedom brings
Who can carry on in kind.
I send you now
To touch a name
So the vision can be passed
Remember there is honor still
It is for you to see it lasts.
They are not dead
And have a wish
As all old soldiers do
The reflection you see before you now
Is their wish to live in you.
Not far from here
Where spirits walk
And heroes live
And honor still resides.
It is a wall
With names inscribed
Of those who served
When they were asked...
The brothers of my youth.
I go there still
To walk and think
About my life,
And what I've done since
And things that might have been.
There is a debt
I can't repay
Too many lives were spent.
And one man's life cannot suffice
To make their deaths worthwhile.
But there is hope
In the memory
Of those we leave behind
Who know the price that freedom brings
Who can carry on in kind.
I send you now
To touch a name
So the vision can be passed
Remember there is honor still
It is for you to see it lasts.
They are not dead
And have a wish
As all old soldiers do
The reflection you see before you now
Is their wish to live in you.
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POSTED ON 3.30.2023
POSTED BY: Al Hayes
The Ultimate Sacrifice
Just a few words ‘ole chum..we were but kids attending high school, after which we were thrust into the Kennedy/Johnson needless war. You gave the ultimate sacrifice. “They” say a person is never forgotten, if his name is spoken. Gary Rist, I am proud to have known you.
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POSTED ON 2.19.2022
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Ground Casualty
SP4 Gary M. Rist was an infantryman serving with C Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. On December 20, 1967, Rist was in a night defensive position in Phuoc Long Province, RVN, when he was struck by a round from a .45 caliber pistol. Reportedly, the handgun was discharged accidentally while another individual was attempting to clear the weapon. Rist was fatally injured in the incident. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]
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POSTED ON 9.7.2021
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Sp4 Gary Rist, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Your 73rd birthday is soon, happy birthday. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Labor Day. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels
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