THE WALL OF FACES

I've chosen Russell Bott to research for an assignment based on Vietnam veterans. I chose him because we share the same last name. His accomplishment as serving as a Sergeant in the war makes me truly honored to research him. Although I know little of his personal life, I would like to imagine that Russell was a noble man, loyal to his country. I would like to thank him for sacrificing himself for the good of our country. He is in my prayers.

There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for a friend, and we remember those who laid down their lives for their country. I will wear this bracelet to combat indifference to that for which we must show gratitude, and never forget.

I have your name on my braclet that I have worn for so long. You are in my prayers always.

during a school trip to Washington D.C., my class visited the Vietnam memorial and i found your name on the wall. i made a rubbing of your name with a crayon and brought it back to my school. it was a very memorail experiance 4 my friends and i. tommorow we will visit a local Vietnam Memorial to thank you.

I have not forgotten you. I chair the Adoption Committee for The National League of Families of Prisoners of War and Missing in Action in Southeast Asia. We will always remember the 1,889 Americans still unaccounted for in Southeast Asia and the thousands of others that lost their lives. We will not stop our efforts until all of you are home where you belong.

We need to reach the next generation so that they will carry on when our generation is no longer able. To do so, we are attempting to locate photographs of all the missing. If you are reading this remembrance and have a photo and/or memory of this missing American that you would like to share for our project, please contact me at:

Candace Lokey
PO Box 206
Freeport, PA 16229
[email protected]

If you are not familiar with our organization, please visit our web site at :

www.pow-miafamilies.org