THE WALL OF FACES

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 sunlight 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.

The "Friends of Rocky Versace" remember one of the 68 men whose name is chiseled into the stone benches at the Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Alexandria, VA, 1LT Lewis Lynn Stone, on what would've been his 91st birthday - 21 July 2022. 1LT Stone, who died in a helicopter crash on 11 January 1963 in South Vietnam, has his name first in chronological order on the Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Alexandria.

Dear Lt Lewis Stone, Thank you for your service as a Rotary Wing
Aviation Unit Commander - Helicopter Pilot. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Memorial Day is soon, and we honor you. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Lt. Lewis Lynn Stone was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroism and extraordinary achievement while engaged in aerial flight. He served as a Rotary Wing Aviation Unit Commander and was assigned to the 93RD TRANS CO, 45TH TRANS BN, US ARMY SPT GROUP VIETNAM, MACV.
See https://army.togetherweserved.com/

During a "clandestine, spontaneous happening" at the CPT Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Memorial Day 2020, the "Friends of Rocky Versace" remembered First Lieutenant Lewis Lynn Stone, U.S. Army, as well as Alexandria's 67 other Vietnam War Fallen Heroes. A video of the "happening" is available for viewing at this link/URL:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/imz166z2qreygsu/Friends%20of%20Rocky%20Versace%2C%20Memorial%20Day%202020.mp4?dl=0