THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from fellow soldier James Gallaway is touching and reflects his admiration and respect for you. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….

I did't know Don well. I joined the Recon Platoon only days prior to our firefight with the Viet Cong. The platoon sargent had assigned me to be Don's assistant gunner as Don was carrying our M-60.
We were moving through the jungle when the point squad encountered the Viet Cong position of fortified bunkers. As the fight continued, Don and the medic jumped into an abandoned bunker where Doc could treat our increasing wounded. Suddenly there was a tremendous explosion that made the jungle floor shake. Don was hit by shrapnel and died instantly.
If there is any consolation to giving the ultimate sacrifice it is that Don did not suffer.
I've lived with the memory of Don's loss and that of all our brothers and pray for there souls. I now pray that in some infinitesimal way my post provides a bit of closure for Don's family and loved ones.

Dear PFC Donald Sanders, Thank you for your service as an Airborne Qualified Indirect Fire Crewman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Thanksgiving is in a few days. Time moves quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Donald was serving with the Recon platoon of Headquarters Company when he was killed. He was assigned to my squad. I was getting ready to Deros when I heard the platoon had been hit and he had been killed.

I have found items of Donny's that I would like to return back to the Sanders family. I believe they belong to the Sanders family and I would be honored to return them along with letting them know that he has not been forgotten.