THE WALL OF FACES

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

The Portuguese Commandos (USA Delegation)
posthumous tribute
to the Portuguese-American
Douglas M. Rogers (June 29, 1945 – May 31, 1968)
Vietnam
Golf Company
2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines
1st Marines Division (Rein)
F.M.T.
“Mama Sumae” (the Portuguese Commandos’ war cry “here we are, ready for the sacrifice” taken from the Bantu tribe in Angola, Africa)

May 28, 1990

Dear Cpl Douglas Rogers, Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Agent Orange Awareness month. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance, and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Cpl. Douglas M. Rogers was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Newark, New Jersey, USA on June 8, 1968 and was disinterred on July 11, 1968 and his body was shipped to Portugal for burial. I am a USAF veteran and currently living in Portugal (I'm Portuguese by birth); I recently discovered where Cpl. Rogers was layed to rest ... in a family tomb along with his deceased parents Manuel and Palmira Santos Rogers in a small town called Atouguia da Baleia, county of Peniche, PORTUGAL. I THANK HIM FOR DEFENDING HIS COUNTRY with his life. May he rest in peace.

CPL Douglas Manuel Rogers is buried in an unknown cemetery, Portugal. Ref. Coffelt Database.