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.

As long as you are remembered you will never die...

Specialist Four Rodolfo Pacuguen Allagonez, Served with Company B, 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, United States Army Vietnam.

SP4 Rodolfo P. Allagonez was an Indirect Fire Infantryman serving with B Company, 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry, 9th Infantry Division. On August 19, 1969, SP4 Allagonez was part of an 8-man team conducting a reconnaissance mission northeast of Dong Tam in Dinh Tuong Province, RVN. While checking out a location to set up a night defensive position, a command-detonated mine exploded. Six persons were wounded in the blast including the critically injured Allagonez who suffered shrapnel wounds throughout his body. A medivac was requested and carried the injured to a hospital near Saigon. Allagonez later succumbed to his injuries. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and information provided by Carl Malczewski (December 2019)]

Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. Thank you for stepping up and answering your country's call. Rest easy knowing you will never be forgotten.

Specialist Four Rodolfo P. Allagonez, Served with Company B, 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division.