THE WALL OF FACES

I wore Capt. Lonnie Pat Bogard’s MIA bracelet all through my high school years, & many years after. I still have my bracelet after 45 years. I have my bracelet on now and will wear it through Veterans Day in honor on Capt. Bogard & all who have served, & those who are serving now. THANK YOU for your service! May God Bless You!!!

I am a Marine Corps Vietnam Veteran who still wears your bracelet to honor you and your families ultimate sacrifice to protect us on the ground this memorial day.

I recently found a POW/MIA bracelet in a deceased friends home in the fall (2016). I knew that I would be traveling to D.C. on the second week of April 2017. After finding Capt. Bogard's name on the wall, said a prayer for his family and laid the bracelet at the foot of the wall. As the mother of a U.S. Soldier, I wept. On this Memorial Day, I will remember the sacrifice that Capt. Bogard and his family made.

DEAR MAJOR BOGARD,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A PILOT WITH THE AIR FORCE. SHOT DOWN THE DAY AFTER YOUR BIRTHDAY - OH GEE. YOU ARE STILL MIA.
PLEASE COME HOME.
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. YOU ARE ALL IN OUR PRAYERS. IT IS EASTER WEEK, AND PASSOVER - GOD'S BLESSINGS ON YOU.

I wore Capt. Bogard's bracelet for years. I recently discovered it in a box, broken in two. Must have done that when I heard he was a casualty.

Anyway, I have both halves- if anyone knows Mr. Bogards family, and thinks anyone would want this, I'd be happy to have you put them in touch with me and I'll send it to them.