THE WALL OF FACES

Parties on weekends . Go shooting the next day.
You were so much fun and rowdy but there was a side to you that i remember you wanting to know more about everything. Man you sure could shoot too! I was on your porch in woodland hills when the telegraph came to your home.
Remember little Rhoda and her Camaro? Have thought of you so many times and went to "The Wall" and got a rubbing of your name on my Mayor letterhead. Yup i was Mayor of a small desert town. My whole family knows of you , all my children and wife. Well im happy to have this chance to leave a few words. I know you were blessed by Jesus and wound up in his arms. HANK HENSS OF SKY VALLEY CA.

Dear PFC Herbert Kirk Skinner, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter

Herbert is buried at Simi Valley Public Cemetery, Simi Valley, CA. PH

Semper Fi, Marine.

A portion of Sepulveda Boulevard/State Highway Route 1 in El Segundo near Los Angeles International Airport has been dedicated to the residents of Los Angeles County who served in Vietnam. This section of highway is now designated the Los Angeles County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway. Adopted by the California State Legislature in 2000, the highway honors the more than 350,000 California veterans who served in the Vietnam War, including the 5,822 killed or missing in action. Los Angeles County has the largest number of Vietnam veterans in California and 1,857 of its residents were killed or missing in action during that war. This memorial corridor provides a fitting and proper way for the residents of Los Angeles County to express their gratitude and appreciation for the sacrifices these Vietnam veterans have made for their country.