THE WALL OF FACES

Dear CPL Harry Kenneth Vaughan, sir

As an American, I would like to thank you for your service and for your sacrifice made on behalf of our wonderful country. The youth of today could gain much by learning of heroes such as yourself, men and women whose courage and heart can never be questioned.

With respect, Sir

Curt Carter

To Harry Kenneth Vaughan, our 2nd 47th Brother: We who served so proudly with you want to let you know that we have established a Memorial Scholarship to honor your memory and the ultimate sacrifice that you and the other 195 brave soldiers of the 2nd 47th Mechanized Infantry made while serving our country in Vietnam in 1966-1970. Our wish is that this Memorial Scholarship conveys the highest tribute possible to each of you because it comes from the hearts of the soldiers who served with you. It represents the everlasting and inexpressible gratitude we feel for your sacrifice. We got to live the lives that you were deprived of, and this scholarship is one small way of expressing our sorrow for your loss and our appreciation for the magnitude of what you gave. Many of you brave young soldiers sacrificed your own lives to save one of us, and we have carried heartfelt memories of you for nearly four decades. This perpetual Memorial Scholarship is our way of being sure that the memories of love, honor, and respect we feel for you, our Panther Brothers lost in combat, will live on forever. [If you are a 2nd 47th veteran, or a friend or family member of one of our fallen Brothers, and would like more information about how to support or apply for our Memorial Scholarship, information is available at www.247scholarship.org ]

Harry is buried at Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery in Alpharetta, GA. PH

I was with Harry when he was killed in the Binh Sohn Rubber plantation southeast of Saigon. I have visited Harry's gravesite and have visited with his brother. I have taken soil from Harry's gravesite and scattered it in the rubber plantation where he was killed in Vietnam. I have also returned soil from this plantation to his gravesite. Harry was a very good friend and a dedicated soldier. I will never forget him.

This day is lifted up to you, Harry, and your service to America. Your impact was great in our history, and as a History student I would like to recognize you.
Thank you for offering your gifts to our country, and I pray that many as brave and honorable as you will be lifted up in the future. God bless.