THE WALL OF FACES

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. Your Distinguished Service Cross citation attests to you bravery. May you rest in eternal peace.

Without people like you our great nation would not exist. Rest in peace SP4. Brophy, I salute your brave soul.

The last time I saw you was in Palm Springs. There were four of us off-roading through the desert under the stars, shortly before you left for Vietnam.
It was a beautiful and magic moment, now frozen in time in my heart and soul. Had I known this would be the last time I would see you, I would have told you what an amazing man you were in every way: kind, loving, funny, handsome, super intelligent, and thoughtful in every way. You were and are a hero to me and everyone who knew you. Thank you for being you, Dan.

We are from CA and many of his classmates from high school saw the death of Daniel R Brophy in the paper and thought it was my husband. So close but wrong casualty, but I have always wondered what the other DRB looked like and where he served. So now I know. Thoughts prayers and memories of a time long ago. My DRB is a wounded casualty 50 years in a wheelchair next month.

I went to High School with Dan. He was two years ahead of me and we played trombone together in the band. He was a great example to me and I was deeply saddened to hear that he had been killed in Vietnam. I "joined up" just after he was killed, and served there from June '69 - June '70. I'll never forget Dan!