THE WALL OF FACES

I grew up with his brother Bobby and knew Mike since he could walk. We had coffee at the Norwalk diner when he told me he was headed to Parris Island, 1964, I think. I was just discharged from the Navy.
It was so sad hearing about Mike. I still think of him every day.
Rit Gorman

A butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam
And for a brief moment its glory
and beauty belong to our world
But then it flies again
And though we wish it could have stayed...
We feel lucky to have seen it.

The book --> " Faith Through The Storm by Major James Capers " remembers Michael as a great Marine, tough, fun, fair, and reliable.

Dear Cpl Michael Scanlon, Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. I researched you on your 76th birthday, happy birthday. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is the 2nd week of Advent. Time moves quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Corporal Scanlon is honored by his hometown with a tribute web page here: https://norwalkctheroes.org/2020/07/23/corporal-michael-john-scanlon-u-s-marine-corps/