THE WALL OF FACES

War drew us from our homeland
In the sunlit springtime of our youth.
Those who did not come back alive remain
in perpetual springtime -- forever young --
And a part of them is with us always.

from a fellow VietNam vet ! Rest in Peace !!

Remembering you as the wall is at our park across the street. never forgotten.

Dear PFC James Vadbunker, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is the anniversary of 9/11. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it still needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

PFC James P. Vadbunker was an infantryman serving with B Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division. PFC Vadbunker was assigned to 2nd Platoon, a mechanized unit which conducted patrols in M113 armored personnel carriers (APC’s). On March 15, 1967, 2nd Platoon was on a typical operation, patrolling near Nui Ba Den in Tay Ninh Province, RVN, from their base at Cu Chi. The patrols sometimes lasted 30-40 days at a time as the APC’s could carry sufficient amounts of supplies to sustain themselves in the field for weeks at a time. Vadbunker was driving when at approximately 4:00 PM his track was directed to move from a rice paddy up on to an adjacent road, Highway TL-4. They were only on the road for several seconds when an enemy rocket-propelled grenade was fired at the track. The projectile hit the left side near the driver’s compartment. Vadbunker suffered fatal injuries after being hit by metal fragments in the head and face, also suffering the loss of his right hand. Two other soldiers were injured in the attack. They were medivacked separately to military hospitals. The track reportedly was repaired later and put back into service. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and information provided by Tim Jakubowski (March 2018)]