THE WALL OF FACES

Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH

There is a place
Not far from here
Where spirits walk
And heroes live
And honor still resides.

It is a wall
With names inscribed
Of those who served
When they were asked...
The brothers of my youth.

I go there still
To walk and think
About my life,
And what I've done since
And things that might have been.

There is a debt
I can't repay
Too many lives were spent.
And one man's life cannot suffice
To make their deaths worthwhile.

But there is hope
In the memory
Of those we leave behind
Who know the price that freedom brings
Who can carry on in kind.

I send you now
To touch a name
So the vision can be passed
Remember there is honor still
It is for you to see it lasts.

They are not dead
And have a wish
As all old soldiers do
The reflection you see before you now
Is their wish to live in you.

Dear PFC Robert Strickland, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is Memorial Day weekend , 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.

It was a sad night when I was notified of your death. You were the finest and most humble man in my platoon.

You deserved a full life after military service, but were denied by a stupid coincidence in a horrible war.

I will never forget you.

Private First Class Robert Cecil Strickland, Served with Company D, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division.