THE WALL OF FACES

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Thank you dedicating so much hard work in order to fight for this country. You are a hero to this country and made this country what we are today. Thank you for service and your hard work for this country.

Dear PFC Robert Ruhl, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Halloween is this weekend. Time moves quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

You were one of the brave that answered the call. You honored us by your service and sacrifice. We now honor you each time we stand and sing the words “THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE”. Rest in Peace and Honor Robert.

The Boi Loi Woods lay about 25 kilometers northwest of Cu Chi. Like the nearby Ho Bo Woods, the Boi Loi was a long-time sanctuary for VC (and increasingly NVA) forces. When the 25th Infantry Division arrived at Cu Chi in early 1966 a major objective was to reduce the value of these areas to the enemy - and that meant extensive search-and-destroy missions.

On 19 July 1966, Company A, 1st Bn, 27th Infantry was conducting such a mission in the Boi Loi Woods when it was ambushed by a main force VC battalion. Twenty-four Americans died in the bitter fight which followed. They were

PFC Hearne W. Beaver, Beacon Falls, CT
PFC Kenneth M. Branaman, Seymour, IN
PFC Dannie J. Brewington, Broadway, NC
PFC Jack M. Brown, Washington, DC
SP4 Thomas J. Butler, New York, NY
SP4 Rodger D. Clawson, Allegan, MI
SGT Charles H. Crane, Molokai, HI
SP4 Bernard Dillard, Chicago, IL
PFC John T. Doike, Honolulu, HI
PFC Charles R. Fleming, Charlotte, NC
SP4 Jose C. Gosse, San Francisco, CA
PSGT Bernard A. Green, Los Angeles, CA
PFC Dallas E. Green, Oliver Springs, TN
SGT David W. Holmes, Crossville, TN
SGT Meredith G. Hubbard, Detroit, MI
SP4 Lamond J. Jackson, St Louis, MO
PFC Allen L. Jelinek, Cleveland, OH
PFC Douglas H. Knott, Dayton, OH
SSG Michael J. Mummel, Reidsville, NC
SP4 Leroy E. Peterson, Coon Rapids, MN
PFC Eugenio Rosado-Rodriguez, Ponce, PR
PFC Robert W. Ruhl, Lansdowne, MD
CPL Turner L. Thompson, Talihina, OK
PFC Lawrence H. Wilson, Lorane, OR