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.

SGT Travis Gary Walden served with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Calvary, 1st Calvary Division, United States Army Vietnam. He was killed during Operation Pershing (Coffelt database).

Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

HOOAH

Dear Sgt Travis Walden, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman with the 1st Cavalry. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart . Halloween is soon. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it still needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Dear SGT Travis Gary Walden, 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.

May God allow you to read this, and may He allow me to someday shake your hand when I get to Heaven to personally thank you. May he also allow my father to find you and shake your hand now to say thank you; for America, and for those who love you.

With respect, and the best salute a civilian can muster for you, Sir

Curt Carter

My father Sgt. Howard Thayer and Travis were very good friends. He has many fond memories of him, they became friends in Jump School. My father has pictures of the two of them smiling while digging a ditch. To this day he still thinks of him and misses him.