THE WALL OF FACES

Do not stand at my grave and weep.
I am not there; I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the diamond glints on snow,
I am the sun on ripened grain,
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there; I did not die.

Mary Frye – 1932

Alfred is buried at Beverly Nat Cem.

Photo taken from The Philadelphia Daily News of October 26, 1987. The special supplement , entitled 'SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY,' was published in conjunction with the dedication of the Philadelphia Viet Nam Memorial. Honoring Philadelphia's 630 fallen heroes.

Semper Fidelis, Marine!

Alfred L. Brown
Dickinson Street, South Philadelphia

A proud young soldier who had enlisted at the age of 17, Brown signed letters home "Your Marine." The corporal, a rifleman and fire team leader, was assigned to Company C of Battalion Landing Team 1/3, 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade, in Vietnam in June 1966. He died in Quang Nam Province on May 10, 1967. The former Benjamin Franklin High School student was 19. He was survived by his parents, three brothers and three sisters.