THE WALL OF FACES

On September 19, 1966, an F-4B Phantom II (bureau number 152315) carrying two crew members performed a catapult launch from the deck of the USS Constellation (CVA 64), stationed in the Gulf of Tonkin. When it was about one mile forward of the ship, the Phantom crashed into the water and exploded. A search of the crash site was conducted, but no sign of either occupant of the Phantom could be located. Both crew members remain unaccounted for.

Lieutenant Frank Monroe Brown Jr., who joined the U.S. Navy from Pennsylvania, was a member of Fighter Squadron 151. He was the pilot of the Phantom when it crashed, and was lost with the aircraft. His remains were not recovered. Today, Lieutenant Brown is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Never forget.

Semper Fortis

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Karl Besteder is moving. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever...

Today a man called me who was an editor of a newspaper in Pennsylvania. He told me that my father was a war hero. I had all the symbols of him being a hero. But nobody told me flat out that he was a hero. It’s both a blessing and a curse. I’ve gotten use to the heaviness afterwards.

Today a man called me who was an editor of a newspaper in Pennsylvania. He told me that my father was a war hero. I had all the symbols of him being a hero. But nobody told me flat out that he was a hero. It’s both a blessing and a curse. I’ve gotten use to use to the heaviness after wards.