THE WALL OF FACES

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 Sp5 Stanley Tillitson, Thank you for your service as an Administrative Specialist. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Today is the 58th anniversary of the 2nd Gulf of Tonkin Incident. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it still needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

I visited the wall for the second time 12/20/2021. I paid my respects to Stanley once again. We were both Vietnam Vets. I cannot imagine the loss for the Tillitson family. I knew the whole family and spent time at their house in La Puente. I was good friends with Stanley’s sister Judy. RIP. My brother.

When I was a small child I met stan I remember him being a large man in uniform .he was married to my sister maria vazquez tilitson as I said I was very young but o remember good a person he was to me I wish we could of had more time you my brother .

Specialist Five Stanley Scott Tillitson, Served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Headquarters Area Special Troops, Army Headquarters Area Command, United States Army Vietnam.