THE WALL OF FACES

You were my older cousin who I looked up to, we all lived in close proximity and would walk to each other’s homes... you had a kind and gentle demeanor and I think of you often, Betty is our neighbor now has been for years, thank you primo for the ultimate sacrifice..I visited the Wall in Washington recently and found your name, I silently cried inside, gone too soon. we will meet up again primo, descanse en paz! Amor!

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....

Specialist Four Raymond Alaniz, Served with Company D, 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, United States Army Vietnam.

I AM SO SORRY. MY NOTES ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, AND JUNIORS ARE NOT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING AN ARMY GRUNT.

DEAR PFC ALANIZ,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A MARINE GRUNT.
REST IN PEACE AND SEMPER FI.