THE WALL OF FACES

Some may think you are forgotten
Though on earth you are no more
But in our memory you are with us
As you always were before….

Dear Lt Charles Vale, Thank you for your service as an Airfield Commander with the 1st Cavalry. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It was the anniversary of 9/11 yesterday. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it still needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

May this remembrance find you in the eternal Holy Kingdom of our Lord.

CHAZY, I was 2 years late in meeting you. I heard about you through my best friend of Ejay, your youngest of sibblings, who God bless, has unfortunately passed at a young age. You are the hero ive grown to know. All the stories i would hear of you and your father charles, another hero. You and your father made me decide in joining the armed forces. Though i only served 8 years, I am proud to serve and to be an American. I only wish that more Americans would honor their country and respect it, the way i was taught spending a lot of my time with the Vale family. Chazy, God bless you and thank you so much for making this country, what it is- THE LAND OF THE FREE. and thank you, the Vale family- John, Mike, The faithfully departed, Mary, Ej, CHARLES, Chazy and Mary. Thank you for teaching me the importance of patriotism. God bless Tony Gala

On June 3, 1969, a U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H (tail number 67-17809) from 2nd Brigade Combat Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), was shot down shortly after takeoff from Phuoc Vinh. The aircraft crashed and burned. There were no survivors. The crew included aircraft commander WO1 Walter S. Seddig, pilot 1LT Charles Vale, crew chief SP4 Gregory R. Vogler, and gunner SGT Stephen D. Johnson. There were two passengers aboard also, WO1 Thomas M. Bonnie and WO1 Donald H. Richardson. Warrant Officers Richardson and Bonine had caught a ride from Phu Loi to Phuoc Vihn and were killed on the subsequent return flight. [Taken from vhpa.org]