THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. We should be forever thankful for the sacrifices of you and so many others to ensure the freedoms we so often take for granted.

There are rafters of information about Viet Nam. Steve was my roommate
. We ate, breathed, flew, and fought. We flew from the ground up. All's well when everyone speaks english. He spoke bullets, bombs, air and artillery.l Almost unarmed he took the war to the real soldiers on the other side. He lost ! A true brother -in -arms. His eyes and ears kept our guys on the ground safe, secure and alive.
He was an artist, photographer, and combat pilot, We parted uncermoniously; tragically forever.

Dear Lt Stephen Shortall, Thank you for your service as a Fixed Wing Aviation Unit Commander - Pilot. Your 53rd anniversary is in 3 days, sad. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Happy Valentine’s Day. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

It seems you died just a couple of weeks before my husband, Army Captain Thomas McAdams, who also lost his life in Vietnam. Your sister, Kathy, became a good friend of mine and just today 6/15/2021 succumbed in her battle with cancer. It pleases me to think you might be reunited with her even though I shall miss her.

Stephen, even though we have never met. I have always cared about you and honored you for your service. You always will represent the Shortall family! Thank you for your service.