THE WALL OF FACES

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotions and spends himself in a great worthy cause; who at the best, knows in the end triumph of high achievement and, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while caring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold, timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt

Dear Lt Thomas Thompson, Thank you for your service as an Armored Reconnaissance Unit Commander and for graduating from WEST POINT. I researched you on your 77th birthday, happy birthday. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is another summer. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it still needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

The "Friends of Rocky Versace" remember one of Rocky's fellow alumni from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point - a brother Armor Officer and Airborne-Ranger - First Lieutenant Thomas Donald Thompson Jr., USMA Class of 1967, on what would've been his 77th birthday - 14 July 2022. Lt Thompson was the son of a career U.S. Air Force officer.

The "Friends of Rocky Versace" remember one of Rocky's fellow alumni from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point - a brother Armor Officer and Airborne-Ranger - 1LT Thomas Donald Thompson Jr., USMA Class of 1967, on what would've been his 75th birthday - 14 July 2020.

The "Friends of Rocky Versace" remember one of Rocky's fellow alumni from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, 1LT Thomas Donald Thompson Jr., on what would've been his 72d birthday - 14 July 2017.