THE WALL OF FACES

Sgt. Tadena,
A good solider I remember you well. Met your family at Fort Benning a few years back, I will travel to Maui to visit the wall and honor you. Your comrade in arms, 1st of the 50th infantry "A" Company. Play The Game.

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.

Never forgotten.

HOOAH

Dear SSgt Esteban Tabena, Thank you for your service as a Tactical Communications Chief with the 1st Cavalry. Your 85th birthday just passed, happy birthday. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Today is Father's Day. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice for our country. We appreciate you and all that you did for us.