THE WALL OF FACES

    I’m lucky to have known this kind, gracious, & brave person.
                     Mary

Dear Cpl Joel Sabel, Thank you for your service as a Special Forces Qualified Medical NCO. Thank you for the lives you saved. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Veterans’ Day is this week. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance, and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Members of the Bishop Amat Military Memorial Steering Committee remember Corporal Joel Michael Sabel, U.S. Army, on what would’ve been his 78th birthday – 22 September 2021. CPL Sabel's name is on both the Bishop Amat Vietnam Memorial (BAVM) and the Bishop Amat Military Memorial (BAMM) located in the Bishop Amat Memorial Garden on the campus of Bishop Amat Memorial High School, La Puente, CA. CPL Sabel was a Special Forces-qualified Army Medic and a posthumous recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC).

I met Joel at Fort Ord when we were in basic training together. Always had a smile on his face. I'll always remember him as we were the last two to leave the company area after graduation. I was waiting for my wife. Also, his and my service numbers are identical except for the last 2. His 14 and mine 41.

Alumni from Bishop Amat Memorial High School remembered the ultimate sacrifice of Corporal Joel Michael Sabel, an Amat Lancer from the class of 1961, on Memorial Day 2020. Pictured is California's Vietnam Veterans Memorial located in Sacramento, CA.