THE WALL OF FACES

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

I was in "E" division and did not know you personally. But we were shipmates andyou are in my thoughts and prayers on this special Day.

Dear PO3C Andrew Wang, Thank you for your service as an Aviation Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class with the USS VALLEY FORGE. Your 76th birthday was this month, happy birthday. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart . Halloween is tomorrow. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it still needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

My name is Larry Manuel, I worked with Andy in v-1 division on the Valley. I remember very vividly the day Andy died, and the ensuing fire on the flight deck.

I was a Marine aboard the Valley Forge that day. I was working just below the flight deck and witnessed the aftermath of that incident. Also from Rhode Island, only today did I discover we grew up only miles apart. Sometimes it's only inches that separate our fates. God bless you, sailor. Thank you for your service.