THE WALL OF FACES

This is the 5th picture of Richard Wildman I have and I am not 100 positive it is Rich. Rich is standing on the right next to Joe Omodie at the door of the barracks we lived in during our stay in Okinawa. In January of 1966 our Company was sent to Okinawa for about 3 weeks to have some much needed repairs done to our tanks.

This is the 4th of 5 pics I have of Rich which shows him with other Marines from the same tank Company. There were 5 tanks to a Company, with 4 men per tank. From left to right the names I have for the other Marines are: Richard Wildman, Daley, Morrison, Stalker and Omodie. First names have been lost as has the name for the Marine on the right. Hopefully they will visit the site and add the missing names.

This is the 2nd of 5 pictures I have of Rich. It shows him sitting on his tank but I can't be sure where the pic was taken or when. My best estimate would be the pic was taken about April or May 1966, in the area of Quang Tri Province, North of Hue.

Just found out about this Web site and searched through my pictures of Vietnam to post those I had of the guys I knew who didn't make it home. I am hoping his family sees this, and if they are interested, they can contact me if they have any questions. Our tank was attacked at about 2 A.M. on May 19, 1966 at a site North of the Imperial City of HUE somewhere about half way between Hue and the Demilitarized Zone separating South from North Vietnam. Another Marine who died from wounds that day was James Furr. Others were killed but I don't know how many or their names. I tried to add a pic of Rich on his tank but the web site said it was too large. I will add other pictures as soon as Ican reduce their size to 400 K.

Ricky, you are deeply missed. We look forward to seeing you over the rainbow. Thank you my dear cousin for the sacrifices you made to ensure the freedom of those left behind.