THE WALL OF FACES

There is a place
Not far from here
Where spirits walk
And heroes live
And honor still resides.

It is a wall
With names inscribed
Of those who served
When they were asked...
The brothers of my youth.

I go there still
To walk and think
About my life,
And what I've done since
And things that might have been.

There is a debt
I can't repay
Too many lives were spent.
And one man's life cannot suffice
To make their deaths worthwhile.

But there is hope
In the memory
Of those we leave behind
Who know the price that freedom brings
Who can carry on in kind.

I send you now
To touch a name
So the vision can be passed
Remember there is honor still
It is for you to see it lasts.

They are not dead
And have a wish
As all old soldiers do
The reflection you see before you now
Is their wish to live in you.

Dear Cpl Raymond Wright, Thank you for your service as an Infantryman. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Lent has begun. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance, and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

Corporal Raymond Earl Wright, Served with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

It will be my great honor to read your name CPL Wright, during the 35th
Anniversary of 'The Wall' in Washington, DC. on Nov 9, 2017. Our nation continues to remember and honor you who gave their in Vietnam.
I pray you can see what a hero you are. Thank you.

It has been long sad years without you beening here with us. Always on my mind this time of year, the 25th was your birthday always in my heart .