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 sun 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.

As long as you are remembered you will always be with us...

The war may be forgotten but the warrior will always be remembered. All gave Some-Some gave All. Rest in peace Charles.

Sergeant Charles Glen Bobo, Served with Company C, 158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 101st Airborne Group, 101st Airborne Division.

DEAR SERGEANT BOBO,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A FLIGHT QUALIFIED UH-1 (HUEY) HELICOPTER REPAIRER. IT HAS BEEN FAR TOO LONG FOR ALL OF YOU TO HAVE BEEN GONE. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU HAVE DONE, AND YOUR SACRIFICE. WATCH OVER THE U.S.A., IT STILL NEEDS YOUR COURAGE. GOD BLESS YOU. MAY THE ANGELS BE AT YOUR SIDE. REST IN PEACE. MANY OF US HAVE BEGUN OUR JOURNEY TO EASTER. AND YOU ARE ALL IN OUR PRAYERS. IT IS GOOD FRIDAY, AND PASSOVER - GOD'S BLESSINGS ON YOU.

On February 8, 1971, pilot WO Thomas P. Doody, aircraft commander CW2 Paul C. Stewart, crew chief SP4 Charles G. Bobo, and door gunner PFC John E. Robertson comprised the crew of a UH-1H helicopter operating about 10 miles from Lao Bao in Savannakhet Province, Laos on an insertion mission. During the mission, Stewart radioed the flight leader that his aircraft had sustained damage to the tail rotor by ground fire, and that he was returning to the pickup zone, which was about 5 miles inside the South Vietnam border. While the aircraft was en route, Stewart radioed that he had inverted and was going in, and nothing further was heard. The flight leader then observed a column of smoke coming from the crash site of the helicopter. The Cobra team accompanying the operation was dispatched immediately, but detected no signs of survivors in the area of the wreckage. Several burned remains were seen around the wreckage. It was determined thatthe aircraft had crashed, exploded on impact, and burned. The remains were identified as Doody, Bobo and Robertson. A fourth body was determined to be that of an ARVN on board the aircraft. No trace of Stewart was found. It could not be determined whether he burned in the crash or was thrown clear of the aircraft as it impacted. [Taken from pownetwork.org; image from wikipedia.org]