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.

Dear PFC James Wallace, Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. 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.

Is this the James R. Wallace whose mother is Mrs. Kathryn Smith? If so, I was his 16-year-old pen-pal when he was in the naval base hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, in summer of 1968. I still have the article from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram about him and several letters that I received from him postmarked June 24 to Sept 3, 1968.

I never meant you but I just know you would be a great cousin.

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. Rest easy knowing you will never be forgotten.