THE WALL OF FACES

I remember that night as if it was yesterday...but its been 54 years. you are not forgotten . god bless you and be at peace.

You were my boyhood hero when you worked for my Father. I missed you when you said goodbye to serve in Vietnam and I cried at 12 when the call came in that you had been killed in action. You are a selfless hero to the men you saved and to a young boy, now a grown man. You and your whole family hold a special place in the heart of our family. One day, I hope to see you and them again.

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.

I will never forget the night on that hill doc....and you will never be forgotten...be at peace and god bless you

than that man lay down his life for a friend."

Never forgotten.

Semper Fi, Doc