THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. You died at 18 years of age. I am 75 and have lived a long and fulfilling life. It is tragic you never had that same opportunity. May you rest in eternal peace.

Dear Lcpl James Washkuhn, Thank you for your service as a Warehouse Clerk. Today is your 56th anniversary, sad. and today your name will be read at the wall. You are remembered. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Veterans’ Day is in 3 days, and today is Election Day. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance, and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

On the remembrance of your 73rd birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Forever 18.

Semper Fi, Marine

On the remembrance of your birthday, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Semper Fi, Marine.

LCPL James W. Washkuhn served as a clerk with Force Logistic Support Unit 2, 3rd Service Battalion, Force Logistic Support Group ALPHA, Force Logistic Command. Working in a rear echelon capacity did not preclude handling weapons as part of their daily routine since many clerks, cooks, and others with administrative and supply duties participated in providing security on the perimeters of where they were based. On November 8, 1966, LCPL Washkuhn was killed in the vicinity of Khe Sahn, RVN, as the result of an accidental discharge of an M-14 rifle. While occupying a bunker position, he sustained a gunshot wound to the head when he grabbed another Marines' rifle which discharged, striking him behind the right ear. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org]