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 Cpl Philip Zeleski, Thank you for your service as an Airborne Qualified Medical Corpsman. Thank you for the lives you saved. I researched you on your 73rd birthday, happy birthday. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. Today, spring begins, and it is Lent. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage, guidance, and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.

My mother's cousin. God bless him.

I met Phil when he was 14 years old. I went to high school with him in downtown Phoenix. He was the kindest, most well-intentioned, fun-loving kid you'd ever want to meet. Ask anybody who knew him. He was simply a sweet kid. There's no other way to say it. Just look at his face. That photo says it all. I do not know why, but I think about him more and more all the time. He wasn't the type of person that ever would have hurt anyone. Just the opposite. He wanted to help people. I think about his family, too. He had a sister two years ahead of me in school. His father worked for the local newspaper. I knew Phil died all those years ago, I just never knew until now that I could leave this remembrance. Thanks for your friendship and your service, Phil. It was always fun seeing you smile.

I met Phil when he was 14 years old. I went to high school with him in downtown Phoenix. He was the kindest, most well-intentioned, fun-loving kid you'd ever want to meet. Ask anybody who knew him. He was simply a sweet kid. There's no other way to say it. Just look at his face. That photo says it all. I do not know why, but I think about him more and more all the time. He wasn't the type of person that ever would have hurt anyone. Just the opposite. He wanted to help people. I think about his family, too. He had a sister two years ahead of me in school. His father worked for the local newspaper. I knew Phil died all those years ago, I just never knew until now that I could leave this remembrance. Thanks for your friendship and your service, Phil. It was always fun seeing you smile.