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.

Semper Fi, Marine

Dear Lcpl Charles Ward, Thank you for your service as a Rifleman. Your 74th birthday just passed, happy birthday. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart . Happy Halloween. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it still needs your strength, courage, guidance and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Never forgotten.

Semper Fi, Marine

As a young boy growing up in Cincinnati, I will never forget you. What I always remember was how you made us laugh, always. If you were in the room, my world was a bright place!

Your spirit and energy have never been forgotten, even though its been almost 50 years since you left us. I remember, you were beaten simply because you were a proud American wearing your uniform - with a baseball bat - for simply being a marine, carrying your your civic duty fundamental to our nation's core beliefs. Fighting for our freedom.

I only wish you had more days to bring happiness to more of us. I will also never forget the sad drive to my aunt Francis' house that day in May - as a 7 year old, learning you stepped on a land mine. I appreciate you and your service to our country, and to our family. And sacrificing your life that day, you allowed others to live. I wish I had 1/10th the courage you had. Rest in peace, and I look forward to meeting again some day...